Pope to be called 'emeritus pope,' will wear white

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Feb 26, 8:02 AM EST
Pope to be called 'emeritus pope,' will wear white
By NICOLE WINFIELD

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "emeritus pope" in his retirement and will continue to wear a white cassock, the Vatican announced Tuesday.

The pope's title and what he would wear has been a major question ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Benedict himself had made the decision in consultation with others.

Benedict decided he would be called "Your Holiness Benedict XVI" and either emeritus pope or emeritus Roman pontiff, Lombardi said.

[Berlum]

1. White for purity - WTF?

Ya gotta ask the Big Question at this point: Will Pope Ratzinger (R-VaticanStyle) be able to find matching white shoes?

[Bluenorthwest]

2. The Vatican's major concern: What will we wear?

'Bespoke white silk robes are perfect for hiding from authorities and the full cut leaves plenty of room for all the hypocrisy any emeritus Pope might need."

[Stinky The Clown]

3. The pope ought wear a scarlet letter E and a scarlet letter C

Enabler

Covererupper

[FSogol]

4. I was hoping for "Your Ex-Holiness Benedict XVI."

[rurallib]

5. I thought "Prisoner #1" with black stripes

among the white

[FarCenter]

6. Why wouldn't he be called "pope emeritus"?

The prepositional adjective sounds stilted. Normal usage would be "professor emeritus", for example.

[sadbear]

7. Because that would make sense.

Geez, you haven't figured that out?