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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture It was reported, and it seemed pretty obvious, that he wore ordinary brown shoes. MG >From: Cameron Kippen <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious > culture <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [M-R] Red Shoes >Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 03:29:57 +1000 > >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > > >When a Pope dies, the Pontiff’s body unually lies in state dressed in his >funeral garments, which consist of a white cassock, scarlet chasuble (long >sleeveless liturgical vestment) and red silk shoes. Seems to be some >confusion however as to whether Pope John Paul II wore red shoes or brown >shoes. Many believe he broke with the tradition and wore brown shoes given >to him by a friend as a Christmas present. By this action it is thought he >was expressing his identity with common people, so typical of the man. > > > >Cameron > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > >********************************************************************** >To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME >to: [log in to unmask] >To send a message to the list, address it to: >[log in to unmask] >To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion >to: [log in to unmask] >In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] >For further information, visit our web site: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html