So much for favoritism

(Photo by Agencia Brasil)

“Mother always loved you best!”  Siblings have felt this way about one another for eons.  And in some all-too-human cases,

it certainly seems to be true…

Nevertheless, Pope Francis would beg to differ.  At a recent gathering in St. Peter’s Square, he fondly “recalled a childhood

memory, when his mother was asked which of her five children was her favourite.”

The Guardian reports that the answer was a wise one.  Francis’ mother would compare her five children to her five fingers.  She would say:  If they beat one of my fingers, all five hurt.

All five are interconnected, yet unique.  All five were fashioned by God, each to serve an important purpose. 

Francis’ mother would also say:  All of my children are mine, but each one is different.

One grew up to be Pope Francis.  The others, no doubt, are equally loved by God.

Resources

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-francis-the-choice-to-not-have-children-is-selfish/ar-AA9h0qE?ocid=ansguardian11

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