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Wikipedia 'splains: ...The

artappraiser — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:17:59 +0000

In reply to I think the Pope has a small

...The zucchetto originated as the Greek pilos and is related to the beret (which itself was originally a large zucchetto). It was adopted circa the Early Middle Ages, if not earlier, to keep clerics' heads warm. Its name derives from its resemblance to half a pumpkin. Its appearance is almost identical to the Jewish kippah (yarmulke), though its significance is quite different.^[4]^[5]....

I think the Pope has a small

Peter Schwartz — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:46:42 +0000

In reply to Faith an' begorra, the Cardinal is after doin' the Hora!...

I think the Pope has a small button atop his headwear.

Jews don't have that button.

Then again, maybe I'm thinking of a beret.

Of course, the interesting

jollyroger — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 03:43:38 +0000

In reply to Hee. Check out the picture

Of course, the interesting wrinkle (vis-a-vis the means of infiltration ) is the matrilineal descent of Jewish nationality--putting something of a reverse spin on William F Buckley's witticism in re: "sexy shiksas...." (To my best recollection "The real threat to the survival of the Jewish people is sexy shiksas...")

Hee. Check out the picture

Bruce Levine — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:32:09 +0000

In reply to O' Connor could'a been the

Hee. Check out the picture in the middle of the Times article about this. You see three rabbis meeting the Cardinal, and the one with the beard, Moses Birnbaum, was my rabbi back in the day. So as you can surmise from this, we had to infiltrate the Vatican somehow, and this scheme had the advantage of working really well I'd say, no? :)

O' Connor could'a been the

jollyroger — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:25:22 +0000

In reply to Faith an' begorra, the Cardinal is after doin' the Hora!...

O' Connor could'a been the first jewish Pope since Peter!