Seriously.
I am totally into this Pope.
Alternate headline:
Nice Jewish Mother From Toronto Digs Pope
I am humbled by this statement:
"Here I leave my pain."
"The severely disabled
man, who is shunned in the street, and has induced horror even in his
doctors, has for the first time described the encounter, saying that
being caressed by Francis was like ‘being in Paradise’."
"He told Italian news magazine Panorama he was left speechless when Pope did not hesitate to touch him. "
"He
said: ‘His hands were so soft. And his smile was so clear and open. But
the thing that struck me most is that there has not been thinking about
whether or not to hug me. I'm not contagious, but he did not know. But
he just did it: he caressed me all over my face, and as he did I felt
only love."
"He recollected
the meeting of a fortnight ago: 'First I kissed his hand while he, with
the other hand, caressed my head and wounds. Then he drew me to him in a
strong embrace, kissing my face. "
"My
head was against his chest his arms were wrapped around me. It lasted
just over a minute, but to me it seemed like an eternity."
"Mr
Riva was accompanied to the Vatican's St Peter's square by his aunt,
Caterina and his younger sister Morena, who also suffers from a lesser
form of the disease.
"The
meeting with Francis marked a new beginning for him he said: ‘Later I
turned to my aunt and told her: "Here I leave my pain"'.
Can you imagine bringing this blessing unto a suffering human being?
Absolutely outstanding.
"Here I leave my pain."
Say it out loud to really feel it.
Do you feel it?
I'm feeling it.
