Lately, Pope Francis
is causing quite a stir for his refusal to ride in bullet-proof Popemobiles
during public appearances. The 77-year-old pontiff says he detests being
restricted in a “sardine can” because
it prevents him from interacting with regular people, The Telegraph reports.
“It’s true that
anything could happen, but let’s face it, at my age I don’t have much to lose.
I know what could happen, but it is in God’s hands…
I remember in Brazil,
they’d provided for me an enclosed Popemobile, but I cannot greet the people
and tell them I love them inside a sardine can, even if it is made of glass.
For me it is a wall.”
The Pope has opted to use open-top cars in contrast to his
predecessor, Benedict XVI, who rode
in a bullet-proof Popemobile – a measure implemented after the attempted
assassination of John Paul II in St Peter’s Square in 1981.
Photo Credit: www.telegraph.co.uk/Reuters
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