[metmom]

He lives in two rooms in the Vatican hotel, which I would hardly call “opulence”. In not living in the papal apartments, you will let him have an extra room to deal with his duties as Pope, won’t you?

The Vatican isn't a hovel based on the last pictures I've seen of it.

Catholics bring that tired old canard to the table every time someone mentions where he lives. Whether he owns anything or not, whether the property is his or not, no matter how many rooms he *lives in*, he lives in and surrounded by, opulence.

Pictures of the Vatican show it and not amount of denial by Catholics can change what the pictures show.

[MDLION]

The “canard” is acting like a man who has lived modestly his entire life is suddenly consumed with a desire for “opulence” after being elected Pope at 77.