[ebb tide]

P.S. In the good ol’ days, when bishops and Popes make public blessings, they made the visible sign of the Cross, something Francis seemed ashamed to do for fear of offending non-Catholics and non-believers.

Unlike St. Thomas More, the Man for All Seasons, Pope Francis appears to want to be the Man for All Religions.

[Mrs. Don-o]

1 Corinthians 9:19-21

For though I am free with respect to all,
I have made myself a slave to all,
so that I might win more of them.
To the Jews I became as a Jew,
in order to win Jews.
To those under the law
I became as one under the law
(though I myself am not under the law)
so that I might win those under the law.
To those outside the law
I became as one outside the law
(though I am not free from God’s law
but am under Christ’s law)
so that I might win those outside the law.

To the weak I became weak,
so that I might win the weak.
I have become all things to all people,
that I might by all means save some.
I do it all for the sake of the gospel,
so that I may share in its blessings.

God bless you, ebb tide.

[piusv]

P.S. In the good ol’ days, when bishops and Popes make public blessings, they made the visible sign of the Cross, something Francis seemed ashamed to do for fear of offending non-Catholics and non-believers.

Yes, this was the blessing he made "silently".

Those same popes also didn't accept blessings from heretics. I guess they weren't humble enough.