Lessons from the Pope: Laugh, live simply

Unlike his predecessors, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict, Pope Francis has the ability to laugh in the presence of other cardinals. Cardinal Orlando Quevedo said his lasting image of Francis is a pope who is “very simple, very affable, soft spoken, and sort of jolly.” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle also said Francis has made the papal office more accessible to people, showing by example how having a simple lifestyle is possible. Pope Francis, from the time he was Buenos Aires Archbishop Mario Bergoglio to the time he became pope, has remained the same “personable, person-oriented” man he has always been, Tagle added. Francis marked his first year in office on Thursday, March 13.


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