>>3958146I think it's about humility. Modern clergies probably try to appear closer to the people to distance themselves from the negatively perceived church of the middle ages and early modern age. I wouldn't wonder if it started with the second Vatican council. Tedesco would disagree.
Recently visited an Italian cathedral museum again which displayed a lot these attires. Some of the mitres, tiaras and capes were so overloaded with gemstones that they seemed too heavy to wear.
I especially miss the galeros and the cappellos, albeit you still casually see the latter in Italy sometimes. I think Benedict XVI even wore a red one once. When my mother was young and still living there almost every priest was wearing these.
