Well I guess the needs of the poor supersede the needs of the cardinals used to rich food and nice concerts.
The gala classical concert on Saturday was scheduled before his
election in March. But the white papal armchair set up in the
presumption that he would be there remained empty.
Minutes before the concert was due to start, an archbishop told the
crowd of cardinals and Italian dignitaries that an "urgent commitment
that cannot be postponed" would prevent Francis from attending.
The prelates, assured that health was not the reason for the
no-show, looked disoriented, realizing that the message he wanted to
send was that, with the Church in crisis, he - and perhaps they - had
too much pastoral work to do to attend social events.
This empty chair needs to be a symbol that the rich-rich version of the Vatican might not be appropriate when the Church needs to be ridding itself of scandals and helping the less advantaged.
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