Humor Hats all folks by Jeffrey Miller December 7, 2005 written by Jeffrey Miller December 7, 2005 Just because there is something fun about the Pope trying on a tricorn hat of the Spanish Guardia Civil.. 7 comments 0 FacebookTwitterGoogle +Pinterest Jeffrey Miller previous post View from Rome next post Pagan Chaplain? You may also like St. Blog's Confidential Update February 20, 2003 Sign of the Smudge February 9, 2005 Father I suspect you are not drunk with... August 24, 2011 Holy Day of Obligation July 25, 2006 A rapture I can hope for March 31, 2008 Prepare the Kitty Conclave March 2, 2013 Every Knee Must Bend (or not) August 26, 2014 Church for our time June 5, 2006 Pranking the Pope March 23, 2016 Caption Contest February 2, 2007 7 comments Babalu' December 7, 2005 - 6:44 pm The tricorn hat is Spanish, not Italian. It was used when Franco was on power and I think it is still used by the Guardia Civil. Reply Jeff Miller December 7, 2005 - 6:48 pm Thanks for the correction. Reply Teresa December 7, 2005 - 8:47 pm Didn’t we just see him donning an Italian fire fighter’s helmet? The pope of many hats… and cats. Reply Tony Miller December 8, 2005 - 4:10 pm Papa, you are supposed to put the Darth Vader mask on your face, not on your head. But being opposed to “the dark side” I can see how you’d make this mistake. 🙂 Reply Elinor December 8, 2005 - 4:13 pm Cacciaguida should love this. Reply Mia December 8, 2005 - 10:42 pm Follow Pope B16’s example and tip your hats to God! Reply Karen December 15, 2005 - 6:35 am We were sitting right next to those people at the papal audience, and I have video of this!!! E-mail me if you’d like an mpeg video of it actually happening, taken with our camera!! Yes, those were spanish-speaking soldiers, although I didn’t catch precisely which country they were from. Karen Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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The tricorn hat is Spanish, not Italian. It was used when Franco was on power and I think it is still used by the Guardia Civil.
Thanks for the correction.
Didn’t we just see him donning an Italian fire fighter’s helmet? The pope of many hats… and cats.
Papa, you are supposed to put the Darth Vader mask on your face, not on your head. But being opposed to “the dark side” I can see how you’d make this mistake. 🙂
Cacciaguida should love this.
Follow Pope B16’s example and tip your hats to God!
We were sitting right next to those people at the papal audience, and I have video of this!!!
E-mail me if you’d like an mpeg video of it actually happening, taken with our camera!!
Yes, those were spanish-speaking soldiers, although I didn’t catch precisely which country they were from.
Karen