
(The) cardinals meet in the pope’s apartments, in the antechamber of which the scarlet zucchetta, or skull-cap, is handed to them; thereafter the scarlet biretta is placed by the pope on the head of each.
—The Catholic Encyclopedia
A cute story, but seen from the berry's perspective, it is barbaric.
Posted by: Prince Vlad on janvier 13, 2004 10:29 PMYes, Prince Vlad...feasting off the red juice of living things affixed yet precariously dangling high above from long wooden branches would be...barbaric.
Posted by: ned mercury on octobre 30, 2004 10:17 PM