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In a message dated 1/29/03 6:13:19 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> From: "Atchley, Clinton" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [M-R] Peter's (3) keys
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> I'm way out of my usual element here, but twice in the past week I've run
> across references to St. Peter's tiara in addition to his keys. What is
the
> significance of his tiara?
>
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I hope that I am not intruding on your conversation as I normally lurk
quietly. If I am, I humbly apologize, but this topic caught my eye. This
is just a little more information on the Tiara.
The Papal Tiara is a crown symbolizing the threefold authority of the Supreme
Pontiff: Universal Pastor (top), Universal Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
(middle) and Temporal Power (bottom) . Of this last, only the Vatican City
State remains from the papal territories, which in past ages secured the
autonomy of the Vicar of Christ from the princes of this world.
The triple tiara can also be understood to have a spiritual interpretation,
the three-fold office of Christ, Who is Priest, Prophet and King. The Lord
communicated these offices to the Apostles, and in a particular way to Peter,
so that they could sanctify, teach and govern in His name and by His
authority (Mt 16:13-18, Mt 18:18, Mt 28:18-20, Lk 22:31-32, John 21:15-17).
Pope Paul VI was the last pontiff to wear the papal tiara. At the end of the
Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI descended the steps of the papal throne
in St. Peter's Basilica and laid the tiara on the altar in a dramatic gesture
of humility and as a sign of the renunciation of human glory and power in
keeping with the renewed spirit of the Second Vatican Council. This last
tiara was then given to benefit the poor, but remains as a symbol in the
papal crest.
Respectfully,
DM
Papal Tiara
The Papal Tiara is a crown symbolizing the threefold authority of the Supreme
Pontiff: Universal Pastor (top), Universal Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
(middle) and Temporal Power (bottom) . Of this last, only the Vatican City
State remains from the papal territories, which in past ages secured the
autonomy of the Vicar of Christ from the princes of this world.
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