I Might Be In Love

with Pope Francis.  Or it's a major crush.  He's my kind of guy—seems to merely tolerate the pomp and circumstance of his auspicious office, graciously of course.  Schleps his own bag, rides the bus, and advocates for the poor.  He's living proof that a person can be humble and powerful at the same time.

Then yesterday in an interview he talked about the quality of mercy and how the church needs to be less judgmental, how there needs to be mercy in all things.  He spoke about abortion, birth control and marriage equality (said the Church is "obsessed" with those issues) . . . .   Here's a link for you. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/world/europe/pope-bluntly-faults-churchs-focus-on-gays-and-abortion.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

 I could go on and on about this man who's honest and bold enough to criticize the church for putting "dogma before love."  But instead of rambling, I'll just say,  "Kudos!  Carry on, Your Holiness."