What sort of headgear does a priest need? Anything but a saturno, according to Pope Francis. In an exchange with Jesuits in Madagascar last month, whose transcript was recently released, the Holy Father remarked: “Have you never seen young priests all stiff in black cassocks and hats in the shape of the planet Saturn on their heads? Behind all the rigid clericalism there are serious problems.” Some priests disagreed with the Pope’s comments, posting pictures of themselves wearing the hat in question. Canon lawyer Edward Peters thought there might be a broader trend here. “I predict the return of the saturno among clergy,” he tweeted. “For that matter, as the Kennedy (killed the hat) generation shuffles off this mortal coil, watch for hats in general to return to men.”
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what sort of headgear does a priest need? anything but a saturno, according to pope francis. in an exchange with jesuits in madagascar last ...
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