Since AD 313 -the Red Shoes of the Fisherman
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.
Comments
i am fed up to the back teeth to hear even certain princes of the Church in their twitter feeds taking a dig at Benedict XVI.
Pope Francis is his own man, and we must love His Holiness!
but also remember too, a pontificate is not to be judged on the externals as signs ans symbols of "humiltiy, simplicity, liberality"
prayers
a roman priest
This isn't about compare-and-contrast. God sends us the right Pope for the right times, shoes or no shoes.
In 2002, Arellano sent a pair of his handmade red shoes to Pope John Paul II.
Note that it was Pope John Paul II who was so impressed by these, that he became a customer of Stefanelli.
Benedict XVI was only following Pope John Paul II when he in turn continued to get his shoes from the same shoemaker.
The rumour that the shoes were made by Prada was started by a newspaper. It was false.
In 2005 Stefanelli gave a pair of his shoes to the Pope at a General Audience.