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biretta, berretta RC Church a stiff clerical cap having either three or four upright pieces projecting outwards from the centre to the edge: coloured black for priests, purple for bishops, red for cardinals, and white for certain members of religious orders How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We know that birettas and fiddle-back chasubles, mumbled (and often mangled) Latin, and truly execrable renditions of Gregorian chant were no more aesthetically than theologically impressive. Only the Pope has that unwavering authority, as we know from the Vatican Council's Pastor aeternus of July 18, 1870, decades before art historians gained their cardinal birettas in Benin art. I just saw a photo of three newly ordained young men wearing birettas and cassocks -- in 1997 |
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