The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #149910   Message #3496959
Posted By: DMcG
31-Mar-13 - 05:09 AM
Thread Name: BS: Pope Francis
Subject: RE: BS: Pope Francis
Well, it's only been a little over two weeks since he became Pope, so it's a little early to make judgements. But there's certainly been some things I regard as positive signs. On Maunday Thursday he went out of the Basilica and washed the feet of prisoners, some of whom were women and some of whom were Muslim. It's a symbol, nothing more, but it is a good start. And it gives another, more subtle signal. One of the priests in a parish I was at changed the service so that only the feet of men could be washed, on the grounds the twelve were all men. The Pope's actions declare that sort of literalism