Is It True That the Miter of the Pope and Bishops Is Patterned After Egyptian Paganism?

St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, wearing a Mitre

ANSWER: DEFINITENLY NOT! THE EPISCOPAL MITER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS TAKEN FROM THE HOLY GARMENTS WORN BY THE HIGH RANKING MINISTERS OF GOD IN THE TEMPLE AND THE MEETING TENT OF ISRAEL:

Ex 28:4 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a MITRE, and a girdle: and they shall make HOLY GARMENTS for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. [See, there is a Mitre and Holy Garments exclusively for priests that ministers before the Sanctuary of the Lord God.]

Ex 28:37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon THE MITRE; upon the forefront of THE MITRE it shall be.

Ex 39:31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon THE MITRE; as the LORD commanded Moses. [Having the Mitre is a COMMAND from God and Moses did it. So, those who reject the Mitre should ask themselves if they are really from God.]

Ex 28:39 And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework. [So, the Mitre must be beautified with embroidery. That is why embroidered designs are present in the Miters of our Popes and Bishops.]

Ex 29:6 And thou shalt put THE MITRE upon his head, and put THE HOLY CROWN upon the mitre. [The Pope has a Mitre and he also have a Holy Crown with we call TIARA. They are from God]

Lev 8:9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon THE MITRE, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, THE HOLY CROWN; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Ex 39:28 And a MITRE of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,

THE TIARA:

Ex 28:40 At iyong igagawa ang mga anak ni Aaron ng mga kasuutan, at iyong igagawa sila ng mga pamigkis, at iyong igagawa sila ng MGA TIARA sa ikaluluwalhati at ikagaganda.

Ex 29:9 At iyong bibigkisan sila ng mga pamigkis, si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga anak, at itatali mo ang MGA TIARA sa kanikaniyang ulo: at tatamuhin nila ang pagkasaserdote na pinakapalatuntunang palagi: at iyong papagbabanalin si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga anak.

Ex 39:28 At ang MITRA na lino, at ang mga mainam na TIARA na lino, at ang mga salawal na lino na kayong pinili na lino,

Lev 8:13 At pinalapit ni Moises ang mga anak ni Aaron, at sila'y sinuutan ng mga kasuutan, at binigkisan ng mga pamigkis, at itinali sa kanilang ulo ang MGA TIARA; gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.