Some friends and I were talking about Pope Francis. Hands down, people like him very much. He has displayed tolerance, compassion, and a determination to make the world better.
Someone mentioned that the Pope had a girlfriend when he was twelve, and he reportedly told the girl, "If I don't marry you, I'm going to be a priest." He had drawn for his childhood love the picture of a little white house with a red roof, and and said, "This is what I'll buy when we marry,"
Fortunately for the world, the two did not marry. Apparently, the girl's father hit her for daring to write a note to a boy. Amalia Damonte later married another man and raised a family.
So we wondered if maybe Amalia, the Pope's childhood friend, might have seen the Pope on the news and said, "Oh, dear, Jorge, took it badly."
I like this anecdote about the Pope because it shows his humanity. He is like a breath of fresh air, a voice of reason, in a world full of violence and turbulence.
Viva Il Papa! May the Holy Spirit continue to guide you in your greatest challenge ever.
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Tags: Pope Francis, Catholic, religion, Christianity, Jorge Bergoglio
This is all for now,
Cecilia
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