Tiara of Pope Paul VI

What they really want...

Don't know...

... who. Don't know when. Don't know where. Don't know what. Don't know why.



But I do know that the fascia just looks weird when you wear it like this.

Weirdest Caudatarii ever

Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, apostolic vicar to the Congo from 1932 to 1958, certainly makes a nice impression with the endless beard and the cappa and the breviary and all. But those two kids in medieval leg-gear, spanish collars and tropical helms definitely take the cake. What a combination!

"Hey! Wait up!"

I love this photo. It is from a newspaper, which is why it is a bit grainy. It looks as if Infante Don Fernando is a bit too fast and the tiny and rotund archbishop of Santiago actually has to run after him. It's only the wind in the cassock, of course, but it still looks hilarious (at least I think so).

Best cardinalatial hairdo ever!

Carlo Cardinal Chiarlo (1881 - 1964)


Now I know where 80ies synth-pop-combo A Flock of Seagulls got their inspiration from.

Even Obama agrees!

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