Sedia

As for him, poor man, he became so crippled by arthritis as he grew older that conveyance by the sedia was the best way of walking long distances without seeming disabled. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The sedia gestatoria would just put the Pope back in the line of fire ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nevertheless, those who think the sedia is against Vatican II are wrong: Pope Paul VI used it until the end of his pontificate and also Pope John Paul I during his brief pontificate of thirty three days. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the Popemobile has taken the place of the sedia gestatoria I thought? ❋ Unknown (2009)

But surely it's important to remember that, like many liturgical actions and I realize that this is not a liturgical matter the point of using the sedia gestatoria is functional rather than monarchical. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wonderful as it is, the sedia gestatoria would just put the Pope back in the line of fire. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is very suspicious that Bertone is said to be behind the move to restore the sedia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ma il papa Alessandro si fece portare non in sedia, ma inginocchiato con la testa scoperta tenendo in mano il SS. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed, the sedia gestatoria would certainly raise the Holy Father aloft for all the pilgrims to see. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The popemobile moves that much faster so he can be seen by more people in a given time; unless the carriers are trained to jog with the sedia.... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Can't they just put a bullet proof glass around the sedia? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Also, there is the published talk that he gave to the former sedia bearers and their families. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And as for the security factor, as Francis mentions, well, the Pope lives in constant danger so I don't think the sedia would add much to that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No, Pope Paul's abandonment of the sedia is of a piece with the kind of Pope he wanted to be: low key, low profile -- and, above all, low responsibility. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A restoration of the sedia gestatoria falls into this category but to a lesser extent if its chief justification would be to enhance the HF's visibility to the faithful and others present at indoor ceremonies - which in turn would be more palatable to non-believers rather than the HF being paraded about outside and where the security risks are arguably greater. ❋ Unknown (2009)

*I should clarify that I thought the popemobile had replaced the sedia gestatoria for OUTDOOR use. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The next pope, as one of his first acts, would find it compelling to eliminate the sedia in order to escape the media vise. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A contemporary Gigli wrote: A dė 27 di Maggio fu la festa del Corpus Domini, et si fece la Processione solennissima, nella quale e solito che il Papa e portato sopra le spalle dalli scudieri in sedia con maestā coronato, tenendo nelle mani il SS.mo Sacramento. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Our Assistant Priest, a convert from Anglicanism, once showed me a picture of Pope Paul VI on the sedia gestatoria and said that it was 'this sort of thing' which prevented so many people he knew from converting to Catholicism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

James Peters' remarks are interesting, but I would note that a very high percentage of the Popes over the centuries were old duffers, many of them, I would guess, with ailments that would put Papa Montini's in the shade; but they didn't mothball the sedia. ❋ Unknown (2009)