Italian animal rights campaigners are urging Pope Benedict to stop wearing ermine on his hats and robes，appealing to his reputation as a cat lover.The Italian Association for Defense of Animals and the Environment，which has a white bunny logo， has started an online petition signed by nearly 1，900 people asking the German-born pontiff to stop wearing fur.A newspaper had photos Benedict and one of his predecessors，Pope John XIII，wearing an ermine-trimmed hat and cape.It put the shots next to a picture of a live stoat.