I enjoyed reading this article, and drawing on parallels between the Pope's apology for crimes committed before his time in this position, and thinking about the reparations being asked for in the Caribbean. With Pope Francis being of Latin heritage himself, I feel as if his words may possibly have more credibility.
What struck me the most was the following: "'At the end of the speech, Francis made his familiar request that people pray for him, but mindful that this was a more secular crowd, he added that if people could not pray for him that “you think well of me and that you send me good energy.'"
He made himself more relatable to his entire audience - a definite sign of strong leader.
It is a very interesting article, I am from Bolivia and I have family down there that were excited to see Pope Francis. Even though for some people were surprised by his apology for crimes committed during the Spanish colonization in Bolivia, a lot of the indigenous people in Bolivia were expecting it. It is very interesting how recognizing wrong doing does so much good. My sister told me that the Pope Francis wanted to try to chew coca leaf in La Paz so the coca leaf producer gave him the best organic coca leaf as soon as Pope arrived in Bolivia.
I enjoyed reading this article, and drawing on parallels between the Pope's apology for crimes committed before his time in this position, and thinking about the reparations being asked for in the Caribbean. With Pope Francis being of Latin heritage himself, I feel as if his words may possibly have more credibility.
ReplyDeleteWhat struck me the most was the following:
"'At the end of the speech, Francis made his familiar request that people pray for him, but mindful that this was a more secular crowd, he added that if people could not pray for him that “you think well of me and that you send me good energy.'"
He made himself more relatable to his entire audience - a definite sign of strong leader.
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ReplyDeleteIt is a very interesting article, I am from Bolivia and I have family down there that were excited to see Pope Francis. Even though for some people were surprised by his apology for crimes committed during the Spanish colonization in Bolivia, a lot of the indigenous people in Bolivia were expecting it. It is very interesting how recognizing wrong doing does so much good. My sister told me that the Pope Francis wanted to try to chew coca leaf in La Paz so the coca leaf producer gave him the best organic coca leaf as soon as Pope arrived in Bolivia.
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