always done as archbishop of buenos aires which is go to a place of pain, as he calls it. in this case it was a prison. and he washed the feet of prisoners there including a woman prisoner who was also a muslim. and this was something that no pope had ever done before. it was a very, very powerful gesture. and it made a powerful statement to the world. this pope is like no other. redefining the catholic church through his unique style and surprising actions. he s very aware that when he embraces some guy who s just, you know, physically wrecked, that that guy obviously feels the embrace and the love of god, but he s also aware that there are all these television cameras. he s very aware of the power of these gestures. he knows he s teaching when he does this, and he s touching people s hearts. pope francis wants a church that harkins back to his jesuit
ways. the first pope ever to take the name francis then became the first to live in the vatican city guesthouse rather than the apostolic palace. he explained in an interview, i chose to live in santa marta in room 201 because when i took possession of the papal apartment inside myself i distinctly heard a no. the big difference between the santa marta and the apostolic palace is simply this. he sees people, he s among people. he can t be isolated. he wanted to be accessible. just weeks after becoming pope on the thursday before easter, holy thursday, there was yet another first. he did something he had always done as archbishop of buenos aires which is go to a place of pain as he calls it. in this case it was a prison. and he washed the feet of prisoners there including a woman prisoner who was also a
he did something he had always done as archbishop of buenos aires which is go to a place of pain as he calls it. in this case it was a prison. and he washed the feet of prisoners there including a woman prisoner who was also a muslim. and this was something that no pope had ever done before. it was a very, very powerful gesture. and it made a powerful statement to the world. this pope is like no other. redefining the catholic church through his unique style and surprising actions. he s very aware that when he embraces some guy who s just, you know, physically wrecked, that that guy obviously feels the embrace and the love of god, but he s also aware that there