Those who dislike the elaborate cermonies at the Vatican pretend to a smugness that is not becoming. But the pastor of a large church like the First Baptist Church in Dallas assumes an office that outs great wealth and power at his disposal and I doubt Dr. Criswell or any of his successors has ever lacked any other creature comforts available to the pope, except personal residence in ancient palaces. A future pope was for a time a follower of St. Francis, and he sadly concluded that --like it or not-- the rule of St. Francis could not be applied to the whole world evenif the true Christian must strive for the same simplicity that mark Francis and which drew men to him as a magnet draws ironfilings.
As for the president pope, he has something in mind when he resorts to the use of vestments not used by the pope since the time of John XXIII. One can make an idol of poverty--as many radical politicians do. To pretend to a poverty of spirit that one does not have. Many priests of my church--and yours-- pretend to serve the poor when thy really want power over them. the pope is trying now to strip many such men of the power they have acquire din the Church, and believe it or not, such men would turn the Vatican into no more than a museum and pretend to devote themselves to the poor when they really have something else in mind.
I don't think you will find an example of either Jesus or the Apostles begging anyone for money. God provided. A panhandler is someone who holds a pan in their hand begging money from productive citizens. Jesus may have lived off donations from followers, but I don't think he ever begged or complained that he needed anything. And when the disciples were sent out without any means of support, Jesus knew that they would be provided for. They did not need to beg. God provided.