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After the Pope's video went viral, many Cardinals and Bishops rushed out to trade in their limos for slightly smaller cars...
(Leave the limos to the mafia!)
:-)
Posted on 06/23/2014 1:48:18 PM PDT by NYer
.- During his June 21 pastoral visit to the region of Calabria in southern Italy, Pope Francis stopped the car that was transporting him to see a young disabled woman and her family on the side of the road.
A video posted online by a family in the southern Italian region of Calabria depicts the encounter with the Holy Father.
The Pope passed by the highway near the family’s house as he returned from Cassano allo Jonio, where he spoke out against the mafia.
The Vatican’s news.va website reported that family members waited with banners reading, 'Please Pope stop here to see an angel who has been waiting for you', and 'Please come and bless little Roberta'.
When the Pope saw their signs, he asked for his car to stop, and immediately went to greet and bless the people.
Once the vehicle stopped, the Holy Father descended, approached the woman, who was laying on a moving stretcher, blessed her, kissed her and greeted her family and the children around her.
The young woman – Roberta – is disabled and cannot travel far from her home, because she is dependent upon a machine to breathe, according to news.va.
Her family voiced their gratitude to the Holy Father on Facebook.
“I still can't believe it, thank you Holy Father...I thank the Pope for having given us a moment of great joy,” her sister, Pamela, wrote.
“Today we can say that Christ stopped in Sibari in the vestments of Pope Francis,” added Ivan Vania, a friend who helped make the posters calling the Pope’s attention.
He added that “it was very emotional to see how Pope Francis greeted Roberta...there are gestures in life that are worth more than speeches, much more than you would think...Pope Francis is unique.”
Check out the pope’s car!
Very cool.
Sweet! I noticed that the baby boy’s little hat fell off, and the distinguished man from the front seat picked it up and passed it back over the crowd.
I always had hoped Ferrari would hook up the Popes with some cool, but practical ride, but alas, no.
Pretty sure the haters will be on any minute though.
Pope Francis, walking the walk.
Beating them to the punch: It's fake. It was a set up, like Clintoon and Obastard at Normandy Beach.
Big deal a blessing, Why not give her money from the Vatican treasury?
According to this report, as written, the Pope’s car was transporting him to see the woman who was alongside the road. Is that just a poor translation from the Italian or another example of why journalism is the lowest degree option available in any university? Have they no proof readers?
I think it’s just crummy writing. The writer was trying to avoid saying “The Pope stopped his car,” because it’s probably not “his car” in the sense of his name on the title. Then the writer got lost in a sea of dependent clauses.
Say what you want about the Catholic Church (and I can be pretty rough on them) and this Pope (who might be a bit leftist)..... but he’s a class act the knows what Holiness is all about.
That so cuteeee I don’t care what haters thinks NYER that is cute
(((((Hug))))))
Howya, Uncle K! Happy St. John’s Eve!
A papal blessing?
He’s something special. God bless him.
why is the pope more "holy" than the rest of believers?
I didn’t say he was, though he was chosen by God to be the Patriarch of the West and is what we Orthodox Greeks call a “Thoro you Theou”, a Gift of God. That’s generally good enough for us simple Eastern Christians.
Looks like a Hyundai. If I see the back right.
Thank you for that.
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After the Pope's video went viral, many Cardinals and Bishops rushed out to trade in their limos for slightly smaller cars...
(Leave the limos to the mafia!)
:-)
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