The Pope in America (Jesus, state, Bush, news)

[Greatday]

An enthralled South Lawn crowd of more than 13,500 sang "Happy Birthday" to Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday — twice — and President Bush said that the first papal White House visit in 29 years was a reminder for Americans to "distinguish between simple right and wrong."

FOXNews.com - Bush, Thousands of Fans Welcome Pope at White House on His Birthday - The Pope | Pope Benedict | Pope John Paul's Successor

[Yeledaf]

Interesting that the Pope and the Dalai Lama are here at the same time.

I think His Holiness is overmatched...

[saganista]

Nice shoes, though...

[KerrTown]

Did Customs check his passport? No one is above the law--except heads of state.

[Yeledaf]

Originally Posted by saganista

Nice shoes, though...

I could be mistaken, but I think those are worn in honor of his predecessor.

[saganista]

All of them, actually. It's just another tradition for the sake of tradition...

[tablemtn]

Sometimes I watch the Spanish channels on TV. They are covering the Pope's visit a lot more intensely than the English-language media.

[Ibginnie]

"The Papal Slippers are a historical vestment of the Roman Catholic Church traditionally worn by the pope on his feet. They are a form of episcopal sandals worn by early bishops. Red in color to symbolize the blood of the martyrs, the slippers altogether symbolized the submission of the pope to the ultimate authority of Jesus Christ."

Papal Slippers - Everything on Papal Slippers (information, latest news, articles,...)

[saganista]

Papal slippers are worn only indoors...those are the Papal outdoor shoes as near as I can tell...

[Yeledaf]

Fascinating. Thank you all for the information.

I know very little about the Papacy.