Now THIS looks great on him! Out with the camauro, in with the saturno ...

Aloha
Linda Cacpal | 09.06.06 - 2:55 pm | #

This certainly does put me in mind of cowboy hats. Perhaps a papal version of _The Magnificent Seven_ (you know, _Seven Samurai_ with, well, cowboy hats) is on the horizon? :-D
Madame Sosostris | 09.06.06 - 3:59 pm | #

P.S. I always think of the camauro as the Papa's Santa hat. YOu know, when he's literally Father Christmas. And I'm probably about the millionth person to say that, right?
Madame Sosostris | 09.06.06 - 4:02 pm | #

Down in TX we call "cowboy hats" 'helmies'.
Brigid | 09.06.06 - 4:07 pm | #

I've been wondering when he will finally or will ever don the traditional saturno. This day is it! Thank you Papa for the pleasant surprise.
St. Peter's Helpers | Homepage | 09.06.06 - 4:15 pm | #

Now all we need is a Tiara.... ;)
Andrew | 09.06.06 - 4:50 pm | #

Here's some nice photos of different popes wearing that hat.

http://dappledphotos.blogspot.co...i-e- galeri.html
Andrew | 09.06.06 - 4:56 pm | #

well, as to the turning up the brim, check out those photos.

Pius IX had the brim turned up...the future Pius X had quite a turn and a horse!!
and Cardinal Newman had a whole other thing going on with his hat.
caite | 09.06.06 - 5:52 pm | #

Madame Sosostris, that should be "The Magnificent XVI."

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus papam ... "Yeehaw, y'all: we got us a pope!"
Fr. Stephanos, O.S.B. | Homepage | 09.06.06 - 7:40 pm | #

Benedict is certainly looking good in the red, maybe he's really starting a trend.
As for the Magnificent VII, who would the other six be? No doubt John Paul II would be riding right alongside, but who else? hee hhe
Panda Rosa | 09.06.06 - 9:44 pm | #

Well, hang me for a sheepstealing son of a tarantula, "Ride 'em, Cowboy!" . . . Oh, excuse me . . .

"Ride that Popemobile, Papa!"

with the Bonanza theme playing in the background.
MVH | 09.07.06 - 12:23 am | #

Needs corks on strings.
Salome | 09.07.06 - 12:25 am | #

Love that hat.
Love that smile.
Love that Pope.
:)
L | 09.07.06 - 4:02 am | #

Actually, I'm fairly certain that I have seen photos of either Pius IX or XI and Leo XII with the "cowboy" style saturno.
CBM | 09.07.06 - 7:58 am | #

Benedict XV has the "cowboy" style too, I think. Also Pius XI.
Janice | 09.07.06 - 9:27 am | #

The corks-on-strings things now, of course, makes me think of Papa Benny singing "The Philosophers' Song" . . . .

Father Stephanos: GOOD one! :-D
Madame Sosostris | 09.07.06 - 10:14 am | #

Andrew said: "Now all we need is a Tiara...".

Oh I would love to see that too!

Thomas you made my day. The only other thing I had hoped for was that there was an announcement that the pope was going to visit Texas and was already getting his vestments ready. LOL.

I love the vestments the pope is pulling out of the mothballs. This is authentic renewal!
Roman Sacristan | Homepage | 09.07.06 - 11:13 am | #

I think I like Pope John Paul's old white beanie better. Red is just not Pope Benedict's colour.
SUZANNE | Homepage | 09.07.06 - 3:08 pm | #

Pope Benedict uses the white "beanie" (and I'm sure it's on underneath the red hat). However, the beanie doesn't do much to block the sun.
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Theo | 12.26.06 - 5:13 pm | #