3 Jun 2010

Benedict's Pastoral Crosses

Another interesting change in papal fashion is the variety of different pastoral crosses already used by Pope Benedict XVI.

He began his pontificate using the staff which became famous under Pope John Paul II but was actually made for and used by Pope Paul VI.



But Benedict has a very different personal style than Paul VI. He prefers a more traditional, more substantial golden staff, and so opted for the hefty "ferula" used by Pope Pius IX in the 19th Century,


but finding this in general too cumbersome he he has had his own lightweight pastoral cross designed and began to use this in 2009:

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