Pope Hope

It is said that the the­o­lo­gian Thomas Aquin­as once called on Pope Inno­cent II when the lat­ter was count­ing out a large sum of mo­ney. The Pope re­marked,

“You see, Tho­mas, the church can no long­er say, Silver and gold have I none.”

Aquin­as re­plied, “True, ho­ly fa­ther, but nei­ther can she now say, Rise and walk.”

It strikes me that the decisions by Pope Francis to eschew the fancy red papal shoes, and to live in a smaller, simpler Vatican apartment suggests that this new Pontiff is serious about his commitment to getting back to the important issues. I hope this continues. Pray that he will be given strength on this path.