Pope's Red Shoes

Pope's Red Shoes

Pope John Paul II bucked the centuries-old papal tradition of stepping out in red shoes by instead wearing (and being buried in) a pair of humble brown loafers, but Pope Benedict XVI has resurrected the practice by appearing in lipstick-red Prada footwear .

The practice of Popes wearing red shoes dates back to the time when the Holy Fathers wore red vestments rather than the white cassocks worn today. Fast Facts:

Pope John Paul II's shoe size was 10.5 (U.S.)
Pope Benedict XVI has also begun wearing again a red fur-lined cap during Christmas masses, and a red velvet cape with ermine trim
Red is said to symbolize the blood of Christian martyrs
Red is also said to represent power

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Pope's Red Shoes News

The Wall Street Journal: Does the Pope Wear Prada? (April 25, 2006)
The Harvard Advocate: Benedict the Fabulous (Winter 2005)
The New York Times: Style Secrets of the Pope's Tailor (April 14, 2005)
Deutsche Welle: Prada Pope Causes "Cassock War" (April 11, 2005)
Washington Post: Pope Wears Prada, And Italy's Abuzz (December 23, 2005)
Wikipedia: Papal shoes
Topix.net: Pope's Red Shoes
Google News: Pope's Red Shoes

Pope's Red Shoes Blogs and Commentaries

SoMA Review: Red Hot Papa
Styledash: The Pope wears Prada (November 16, 2006)
Open Book Blog: Don't Step on my Red Pope Shoes (April 24, 2005)
Google Blog Search: Pope's Red Shoes

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