Papal tiara
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Oct 9, 2026
Joshua CharlesGUEST
Well, one of the – yeah, and frankly, I don't know all the details either.
Joshua CharlesGUEST
But there's a lot of lore that the Freemasons seem to have, and a lot of their various hymns and songs, they do refer to – they really hate the union of Tiara and Crown.
Joshua CharlesGUEST
tiara referring to the papacy yes they really hate this union of spiritual and temporal let me actually go into that really quick because that's a huge part of the introduction and a lot of people have said it's very very helpful so the two swords yeah so where does this derive from so when god created adam and eve he created them in a state of original justice what the church calls original justice what is what is justice it is giving to each what they are owed what they are due How does a finite creature render to the infinite God what he is due? The answer is we cannot.
Joshua CharlesGUEST
except that that God extends himself to us and we participate in extending ourselves back to him through the power he bestows on us.
Matthew SooleHOST
Today, we have another guest on the show.
Matthew SooleHOST
Uh, today, my guest is Isaac Smith, the director of the nonprofit Amici Vaticani, which has the singular goal of commissioning a papal tiara containing several design nods to America as a gift to Pope Leo XIV, who is, of course, the first ever American pope.
Matthew SooleHOST
In the episode, we talk about the history of the papal tiara as a part of the pontifical regalia, why the custom disappeared with Pope St. Paul VI, who you see over my left shoulder, disappeared barely a half-century ago, and ultimately about the project itself from the world-class artist that they found and tasked with bringing this great project to life, uh, showing the design itself and all of its intricate details.
Matthew SooleHOST
So I-Isaac was gracious enough to share several photos, the, the concept art, and then the actual official design that they're, that they're going to be working off of, and all of the little subtle nods to, um, Pope Leo's homeland and our homeland.
Matthew SooleHOST
So it really is a moving project, and not only do I hope that you'll agree once you hear all about it, but I hope you'll also feel moved to support this effort to present the Holy Father with this great gift from his fellow countrymen.
Matthew SooleHOST
He really wants this to be a grassroots type of t- type of effort with a multitude of small gifts to really make this a, a gift of the people to the pope.
Matthew SooleHOST
So he speaks to that as well.
Matthew SooleHOST
I'll mention before we get into the episode, if you're used to listening to the audio-only version of the show, this might be a good one to seek out the video version, which is on YouTube or Spotify, uh, because we will, like I said, be showing the actual photos of the, uh, uh, of the papal tiara project and walking through those in great det-detail.