First ladies and female heads of state usually follow the rule, but the rule has been relaxed
SPECIAL ENVOY IN ROME AND THE VATICAN – The First Lady Rosangela da SilvaTHE Janjahas renounced the use of the black veil to cover the head, in the official visit to the Pope francesco. The accessory is provided for by the Vatican protocol for women on a state visit or in audience with the pontiff.
Not only first ladies, but also women who are heads of state usually follow the ceremonial norm of the Holy See, although the rule has been relaxed in the Church. In recent meetings, the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloniand First Lady of France, Brigitte Macrondispensed also from the use of the veil.
The use of black and long sleeves, as the sociologist wore, are also part of the protocol of the Holy See. The rules call for more understated clothing, with no neckline or above-the-knee skirt.
Only Catholic queens and princesses are entitled to the so-called “white privilege” and tend to wear light colored dresses.
Janja gave the pope an image of Our Lady of Nazareth. Lula brought the pope an invitation to participate in the Círio de Nazaré, in Belém (PA).
Janja is not Catholic and follows religions of African origin. However, he married Lula in the Church, in a ceremony performed by Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino.
the former president Dilma Rousseff she did not wear a veil in meetings with Francisco. But when I was a minister, yes, in audience with Pope Benedict XVI. For the occasion, the former first lady Marisa Letícia wore the veil.
Source: Terra
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