why are the Pope's buried in red shoes ?
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The red papal shoes and the red indoor papal slippers (or the Episcopal sandals, which are the liturgical footwear proper to all Latin Rite bishops) are simply traditional dress of the modern-day popes.
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Pope Benedict's predecessor, Pope John Paul II, wore brown shoes, which stood out. Though wearing red shoes is a papal tradition, the practice is optional.
Theology Professor Lawrence Cunningham of Notre Dame, in a podcast for NPR.org, said the Pope's red shoes symbolize the blood of martyrdom.
"Traditionally, in the Catholic Church, the color red commemorates the blood of martyrdom ... Fire and red are identified with the Holy Spirit," Cunnigham said.
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