I am happy to share an image that was sent to me,
since it seems that people don't understand that
the Papal red shoes go back through all the Popes
to just after the Church of the Catacombs.
It is wrong for people to target
His Holiness Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI
as if they were his personal choice
from vanity or contempt for the poor.
from vanity or contempt for the poor.
All the Popes since AD 313 have worn
the red papal shoes of the Fisherman.
the red papal shoes of the Fisherman.
The Holy Father of 2013 has chosen to lay them aside.
That is his decision which we respect
but Pope Francis' decision should not be used
to reflect badly
to reflect badly
upon His Holiness our beloved Emeritus Pope.
