The most human pope in recent memory slips out of the Vatican’s golden
cage for a few moments, then lambasts the cardinals of the Curia who
think they run the place.
Oh the woe of being Pope Francis. On one hand, he clearly longs for the simple things in life, like shoe shopping. So much so that during the mad Roman pre-Christmas shopping rush, he left the protected grounds of Vatican City to visit a local pharmacy and pick up a new version of his famously simple orthopedic shoes. He blessed a cashier’s crucifix, signed a charge slip for the shoes, and went back through the hallowed gates to what some might be call his gilded cage.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/24/the-pope-s-christmas-dream-the-curia-s-nightmare.html
Oh the woe of being Pope Francis. On one hand, he clearly longs for the simple things in life, like shoe shopping. So much so that during the mad Roman pre-Christmas shopping rush, he left the protected grounds of Vatican City to visit a local pharmacy and pick up a new version of his famously simple orthopedic shoes. He blessed a cashier’s crucifix, signed a charge slip for the shoes, and went back through the hallowed gates to what some might be call his gilded cage.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/24/the-pope-s-christmas-dream-the-curia-s-nightmare.html