QUIZ QUESTION!

I have made several posts about liturgical lids, so here's another. Pope Benedict is wearing " a tall folding cap, consisting of two similar parts (the front and back) rising to a peak and sewn together at the sides. Two short lappets always hang down from the back."

WHAT IS IT CALLED?

"In the Roman Catholic church, the right to wear the this is confined by Canon law to the Pope, cardinals, bishops and abbots.

Three types of of this kind of hat are worn by Roman Catholic clergy for different occasions:

• The simplex ('simple', referring to the materials used) is made of undecorated white linen or silk and is worn most notably at funerals and on Good Friday. It is also worn by concelebrant bishops at a Mass. Cardinals in the presence of the Pope wear one of white linen damask.
• The pretiosa ('precious') is decorated with precious stones and gold and worn on Sundays and feast days. This type is rarely decorated with precious stones today, and the designs have become more varied and original.
• The auriphrygiata is of plain gold cloth or white silk with gold or silver embroidered bands."

This information is from www.wikpedia.com