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the little skullcap that quietly tells popes from cardinals from priests by sheer color coding

color rankWhite for popes, red for cardinals, purple for bishops
name originFrom French, meaning a small cap or crown
removal etiquetteWorn even during Mass, but removed for consecration
beyond churchAlso names the rounded top of a dome architecturally
anatomy tooDescribes the skull's cranial vault in dissection
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