Pope Prada vs Pope Marten

Apparently Pope Benedict XVI wears Prada shoes, expensive sunglasses, quilted jackets, and has a taste for good clothing. I think it's fine that he's a bit of a clotheshorse (or so says UPI) but his shoes are red. Red shoes for the pope? That's just weird.

John Paul II wore white Doc Martens. That seemed a little more appropriate. Comforting, even. Makes me want to get a pair just to be like the Holy See. But Prada? Red Prada? Weird.