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Monday, December 8, 2025

PAPAL TRAPPINGS RETURN TO THE ROMAN TRADITION OF VISITING THE STATUE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY NEAR THE SPANISH STEPS ON THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

 And Pope Leo wears a bejeweled ornate papal stole over the red mozzetta…

Pope Benedict XVI:


Pope Francis:


Pope Leo XIV:














2 comments:

Tm said...

It is so reassuring to see a pope not only act but also dress like a pope. All those years of Francis being “humble” were unsettling because he wasn’t genuine. Everyone always saying he was so humble, I only saw a miserable old man who had a problem with everyone and everything. He was not smart because if you want to encourage people to understand your point of view being miserable all the time doesn’t help.

Tm said...

It is so reassuring to see a pope not only act but also dress like a pope. All those years of Francis being “humble” were unsettling because he wasn’t genuine. Everyone always saying he was so humble, I only saw a miserable old man who had a problem with everyone and everything. He was not smart because if you want to encourage people to understand your point of view being miserable all the time doesn’t help.