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He PERSONALLY called to cancel a newspaper subscription?

Nothing against him, he seems great. But it’s that interpretation of him that infuriates me. Why is it so special that a “man of God” would call and do his own business? Every freaking person I know does. Why is a pope, or cardinal, SO special that if they do something that 99 percent of the rest of us do, it means they’re humble. I canceled my own cable, does that make me humble?

Nothing against the catholic church. Far as I’m concerned they can spend their money how they want and the pope can live like a king. The catholic church is VERY generous to the poor and needy, so i am not complaining about them. I am complaining that people think the pope is God or something.

“Why is it so special that a “man of God” would call and do his own business?”

It is unusual to see a global authority figure act like a regular guy. None of the bigshots in Hollywood cancel their own newspaper. Their personal assistant does it. The partners at fancy lawfirms have their secretaries do it. CEO’s have their administrative assistant take care of it. At that level of business, it is often a poor use of the big man’s time to take care of some tasks. So, it doesn’t mean he is holier than others if he cancels his own paper, necessarily. It means the prestige of having someone else do it doesn’t matter to him, as it does to some people. My only question is, when he gets really busy with stuff, will he be able to off-load the minor stuff to assistants and use his time well, or will he stick to a routine that doesn’t serve him well in the Papacy? I think he probably has better judgment than that, or he wouldn’t have been able to manage an archdiocese, but we’ll see.