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In response to the increasing public interest in the cat situation, especially in Italy, shortly after the Pope's election a spokesperson issued an official statement that while His Holiness does indeed like cats, he does not own any nor have any living with him, but he did frequently feed cats in his neighborhood.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

but he did frequently feed cats in his neighborhood.

The purpose of having feral cats in the neighborhood is to keep down the disease spreading rodent population. Feeding them defeats this purpose.