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Tbf it changed appearance over time; up to I think the latest pope innocent it was more like a santa hat
There are multiple hats. Our bishops have lots of hats. There is the Papal tiara for royalty (which is what the Popes wore until recently) and then there are the miters (think St. Patrick or St. Nicholas) which symbolize the tongues of fire of the Holy Spirit.
The zuccheto goes under the miter and the miter is removed and replaced at various times during the Liturgy depending on what the bishop is doing. Essentially the bishop keeps his head covered as an act of humility.
Yeah I'm pretty familiar with bishops, I was mostly being vague with the popes
Miters kind of fascinated me.
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Well, the Pope is the Bishop of Rome and a literal king over Vatican City, so wearing an exalted bishop's vestments is entirely appropriate. Paul VI and later JP2 eventually gave it up to return to a more Apostolic dress.
And many bishops should be sitting in sackcloth and ashes, begging for forgiveness for the sins of their nations and for those who participated in and covered up the sodomy scandal within the Church (no, it is not a pedo scandal, but a homosexuality scandal... go listen to E Michael Jones talk on the subject for better details). However, when serving in the Liturgy, it is fitting and proper that they should be dressed in proper vestments for the occasion.
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