Five things Pope Francis should do while imprisoned by the pandemic

 

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Five things Pope Francis should do while imprisoned by the pandemic

by Thomas Reese, Religion News Service

Aug 14, 2020 ncr

Pope Francis is at heart a pastor who likes to be with his people, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made that impossible. He cannot travel or invite crowds to St. Peter's Square. He cannot hug the sick and disabled. He cannot talk to pilgrims. He cannot even celebrate the Eucharist for crowds of people. Francis has become a prisoner of the Vatican, the very thing he never wanted to be. What should he do with all his extra time?