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It is a tradition for a Pope to carry a cross around his neck. The cross that he wears is a symbol of his Christianity.

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Since the Middle Ages, the pectoral cross (a cross worn low on the chest, and rather large) has been the sign of a Bishop in the Catholic faith. By custom only Bishops and Abbots may wear a pectoral cross with their vestments and clerical clothes. Archbishops, Cardinals, and the Pope are all Bishops, and thus, by virtue of their office, must wear a pectoral cross.

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