Why pope wears a hat

Here, Benedict XVI wears a mozzetta, a cape worn by the pope and some other religious leaders. There's also a white summer version. Pope Benedict XVI is seen here wearing the pallium, a woolen cloak with five or six crosses.

It's worn only by the pope and archbishops as a sign of their unity to the pope, Beck said. It is rich in symbolism, as the pope, who is shepherd, literally carries the 'sheep' on his shoulders, especially the lost ones," Beck said. A chasuble is a liturgical vestment worn by all priests, including the pope, when saying mass, Beck said. There are a few liturgical seasons in the church, he said, each of which is associated with a color of chasuble. Green is the color worn most Sundays, known as "ordinary time," essentially, not during Advent, Lent or Easter.

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Those big cathedrals had dirt floors and no heating system, and they were drafty since the doors were normally open.

It comes down to this: the tonsure and the hoodless cope create a problem cold clergyman that the skull cap solves it keeps his head warm. Clergy tend to be very long-lived, and elderly clergy tend to be very high ranking, so only the higher ranks of clergy wear skull caps.

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