He has personally sent money to old women struggling on a pension and to immigrants. He has personally called people who have written him letters. Is Pope Francis now secretly sneaking out of the Vatican at night to give money to the poor? The speculation
that he may be doing so arises from an
interview with Archbishop Konrad Krajewski,
“Almoner of His Holiness” – a little-known
post that dates back to the 13th century that
involves distributing money from the Holy
See to the poor and marginalized.
“When I say to him ‘I’m going out into the city
this evening’, there’s the constant risk that he
will come with me,” said the Polish prelate.
When asked directly if Pope Francis ever
joined him on these evening trips into the
city, Archbishop Krajewski only smiled and
said “Next question, please.” Some take that
as an implicit suggestion that the Holy Father
indeed is going incognito into the streets to
give alms as he did while Buenos Aires.
“That’s what he’s like – at the beginning (of
his papacy) he didn’t think of the
awkwardness that he might create. As
archbishop of Buenos Aires, when he was
known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the
future pontiff “would go out at night . . . to
find people, talk with them, or buy them
something to eat. He would sit with them and
eat with them on the street. This is what he
wants from me,” Krajewski said.
Rumors of past Popes sneaking out of the
Vatican are plentiful, including the stories
that Pope John XIII would sneak out to walk
and enjoy the beauty of Rome at night or that
Pope Pius XII would dress as a Franciscan
during WWII to assist with efforts to smuggle
Rome’s Jewish population to safety.
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Pope Francis now secretly sneaking out of the Vatican at night to give money to the poor
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