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Pope Francis Interview

I’m working my way through the interview with Pope Francis appearing today in the Jesuit publication America, but I liked this bit. Important word to people in leadership positions, especially in the church. John XXIII adopted this attitude with regard to the government of the church, when he repeated the motto, ‘See everything; turn a … Continue reading »

The pope’s loafers

According to the BBC, the new pope wears regular shoes: Sporting plain white vestments and a cross, and opting for plain dark shoes rather than red ones, Pope Francis spoke in Italian during Friday’s meeting, occasionally breaking off from the prepared text to speak off the cuff. Red shoes? Really? Yes, really. (Kudus: van der … Continue reading »