26/04/2025
IF HUMILITY WAS A PERSON 😢
RIP pope Francis 🕊️
Pope Francis broke some rules when h3 was elected the Pope on 13th March, 2013,in order to bring in h!s simple life.
While they were dressing hîm up before the announcement and subsequent greeting and prayers before the people of God, h3 somehow surprised the Cardinals who elected him and the Bishops who were present
He rejected 3 things on his body as a dress code.
1:The papal Red customized Shoes for the Popes and asked for his ONLY black shoe he has been wearing as the Archbishop in Argentina.
2: He rejected the Gold Pectoral Cross meant for the Popes alone and decided to go with the Simple Silver Cross he used as an Archbishop.
3:He rejected the ermine-trimmed red velvet Mozzetta whi,h has been so customary to many Popespopesre him, calling it "Royal."
A."er greeting the crowd at St. Peter's Basilica Square, who ,athered that night to herald the new Pope, he also refused to be taken back to his room with Limousine made available that night for him.
He later joined the other Cardinals in the common Bus takin, them back to their quarters.
The next morning he als, rejected the Mercedes Benz Bullet pBullet-proofught for his use, and in ead went with the simple economy car.
He asked them to take him to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, that was the first Church,hchurchred to pray after his election as Pope, and that is the same place he asked to be buried.
He rejected the Papal "Apostolic Palace" and instead took a place at the Casa Santa Marta, where he owns three room - a living room, a study and a bed room and all of them small spaces.
He was the first Pope to live outside the Apostolic Palace since 17th century.
He will be the Pope to be buried outside St. Peter's Basilica since over 120yrear
It may be interesting to note that his simple life didn't start as a Pope. He has been known in Argentina as the Archbishop who NEVER dressed as an Archbishop.
When he was appointed a Cardinal by Pope St. John Paul