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Originally posted by ARTelevision
yes, deference to the pope - catholic women cover their heads in church for example.
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50 years ago they did. Covering of the head is no longer part of the Catholic faith and hasn't been for a decently long time. This came as part of the implicit changes from Vatican II. While I'm sure that this was indeed the reason Laura Bush did this, she was obviously ill-informed (as could be expected I suppose since they aren't Catholic). Of course, it's not like it's insulting to do so, but as far as how the Catholic Church views it, there's absolutely no reason whatsoever for a person to cover their head in church, etc.