Talk:Galero

Diocese Size
I believe the Holy See is larger than the Archdiocese of Chicago. According to catholic-hierarchy.org, the Holy See has 2,454,000 members while the Archdiocese of Chicago has 2,442,000 members. Where did you see that Chicago was larger? Pmadrid 11:20, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

According to the same source, the Archdiocese of Mexico (see in Mexico City) has 7 million members. I think it is safe to say that the Archdiocese of Mexico holds the crown for largest diocese in Catholicism, seeing that Mexico City is the second largest city in the world and 90% Catholic. Now that I think of it, though, the city might actually be divided into several dioceses. Pmadrid 11:27, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Franco
Pure nonsense. Franco imposed the biretta, never the galero. And the same was done by a number of chiefs of state, including the president of the very liberal French Republic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.42.163.101 (talk) 12:08, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Galero
Far from being fictitious, the green, purple and black galero were in use during the medieval ages. Though the green and the purple has fallen out of use. We are still using the black galero. In fact, you can still buy these hats in many stores making ecclesiastical vestments here in Rome. The shop of Gamarelli is a good place which gives you choices of black galeros they make, according to price and quality.

Please check this website also:

http://dappledphotos.blogspot.com/2005/11/capelli-e-galeri.html

User:Johnbrillantes —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Johnbrillantes (talk • contribs) 21:50, 8 December 2006 (UTC).


 * Adjusted. The colors have some basis in history. However, this article discusses the "galero" like a cardinal's, not the "roman hat" (capello romano) which does come in black. Who would wear a black galero? Gimmetrow 02:57, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

The pope sometimes wears a red hat, such as shown here. It does not have tassels and I don't know if it is properly called a galero. Jm546 (talk) 01:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)


 * It's a cappello romano (or saturno). It's usually black, but the pope can wear a red one. TaintedMustard (talk) 06:22, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Galero Image
For some reason, this page has a poor contrast version of an image for a specific person, rather than the brighter, unattributed version on the Cardinal page. Is there a special reason for this? I dont want to change it if im just not seeing an ongoing debate or something. 74.128.56.194 (talk) 04:45, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Wearers of Red Cardinalatial Hat (Galero) Post Pauline Legislation Effective 04.13.1969
I wonder whether Cardinal Burke wore the galero with which he was presented on a public or private occasion? The background of the photograph looks like a private room, perhaps in a rectory, perhaps not.

For a well-substantiated report that the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin wore the galero with which he was presented by clerical friends on a private occasion, see the following link:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-12-15/news/9612150032_1_cardinal-joseph-bernardin-new-cardinals-holy-name-cathedral

Of course, Cardinal Bernardin's galero was intended for hanging in his cathedral church following his death. Perhaps Cardinal Burke accepted the gift of a galero with a similar intention. I don't think that allowing a photograph to be taken by donors on a private occasion is necessarily an indication of any intent to defy the 1969 Pauline legislation. Cardinal Burke has not been seen riding through the streets of Rome in a carriage with his ecclesiastical arms on the doors, his driver and footmen in ecclesiastical livery, and his red galero with its tassels atop his head.

Moshasuk (talk) 19:22, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

You seem to be able to get through to see the galero. But the blog in question is a "closed blog"--by invitation only. Those who are not invited (most of us) can't access the evidence. I don't think such links should appear in Wikipedia. And it's a scandal that it's the only reference in the entire article, especially considering that sloth is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Vicedomino (talk) 06:09, 8 October 2015 (UTC)