This Just Might Send Some Of the Spirit of Vatican II Gang to Their Eternal Reward

or at least put the 1 foot on the banan peel.

His Hermeneuticalness (as Fr. Z calls him) Fr Tim Finigan has come up with a suggestion for what Papa Benedetto should take as the next step in the reform of the Papal Liturgical Ceremonies. & do it during his visit to Great Britain next Fall. If implimented, this idea would definitely cause a mass case of apoplexy at best among the "Spirit of Vatican II" gang & might even send a few of them off to meet their maker to their even further disconcertment.

His suggestion: the restoration of the papal tiara. Not only that he has the perfect one in mind to use during the visit to Great Britain, the Belgian Tiara (below).

As Fr. Finigan explains: "As all Germans and Italians know, the British love ceremony and are very good at it. Furthermore, everyone has heard of the Crown Jewels and knows that Her Majesty the Queen is one head of state who would not be upstaged by such fine headgear."

OK, I suspect Fr. Finigan is speaking (blogging) somewhat tongue in cheek since he labeled his post humour (British spelling). I suspect the point is for him to get people to realize Friday 18 June was the day when Pius IX received the Belgian Tiara. I also suspect that he couldn't resist yanking the chain of a few of the SVII gang as well.

I really wouldn't expect Papa Benedetto to seriously consider a tiara (Belgian or other) for his trip to Great Britain. I admit that it would send a needed message of getting back to authentic Catholicism. & it would be fun to see the discomfort it would create in & outside of the English Catholic Church. & it could hold up to anything in Queen Elizabeth's Crown Jewels. But the British visit isn't the place to bring it back.

Still it would be interesting to see the Papal Tiara come back into use down the road in some form.

Note: When I was in DC & I visited the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception I saw Pope Paul VI's tiara that the Basilica had been given. It wasn't 1 of the more ornate tiaras, but it was clear that like most crowns, the tiara is more for ceremonial use than every day use. & there is no evidence the Belgian Tiara was ever worn, or was meant to be worn.

Source: Bl Pio Nono's tiara for UK Papal Visit?