Pope Francis drives Ford Focus which is
kind of not what you expect right of a
how does that work well I haven’t
actually seen him drive it I think I
think he he mostly rides and and they
actually have a fleet of Ford Focuses
this was actually the the only occasion
that anybody at Vatican City asked me
not to take a particular picture and it
the particular thing that they asked me
not to photograph was him struggling to
get out of the car because because
because it is so small that he he grabs
and has to pull himself out and and they
felt that it would just appear you know
to I undid nough fide and I was like
well fair enough
you know let me just ask the Cardinal
now are you surprised that Pope Francis
gets around in a Ford Focus I mean not
that there’s anything wrong with it but
are you surprised well it’s certainly a
change in style okay but there’s
something very very important about the
very significant much of this Holy
Fathers message he says much what he’s
doing as what he’s saying and I think he
could say over and over again we all
could have a simpler lifestyle but when
you see him in that little Ford it says
it now for what it’s worth he knows how
to drive he has a driver’s license but
he prefers not to drive he prefers most
of all not to be driven and when he was
in Argentina he always took mass transit
I view the bus or the subway in fact
he’s openly lamented to to the Vatican
press that that’s something he can no
longer do now that he’s Pope the Pope is
much more comfortable not just in a
setting but actually around ordinary
folks and conversely has always been a
great deal uncomfortable being in
affluent trappings in fact after the
Conclave was over and he was and he
became Pope and he gave his his address
to the audience he went back their words
of chauffeur-driven limousine waiting
for him he walked right past it and
jumped into the van that was fairing the
rest of the
people who had just elected him and one
of the reasons for not taking the metro
today could you imagine what the type
would be like if the Pope when he
arrived here said oh I think I’ll just
take the Metro so so you’re not
anticipating any sort of surprise
request like that no he’ll probably be
in a very modest popemobile oh okay
but I think you’ll probably stick to
that
you
kind of not what you expect right of a
how does that work well I haven’t
actually seen him drive it I think I
think he he mostly rides and and they
actually have a fleet of Ford Focuses
this was actually the the only occasion
that anybody at Vatican City asked me
not to take a particular picture and it
the particular thing that they asked me
not to photograph was him struggling to
get out of the car because because
because it is so small that he he grabs
and has to pull himself out and and they
felt that it would just appear you know
to I undid nough fide and I was like
well fair enough
you know let me just ask the Cardinal
now are you surprised that Pope Francis
gets around in a Ford Focus I mean not
that there’s anything wrong with it but
are you surprised well it’s certainly a
change in style okay but there’s
something very very important about the
very significant much of this Holy
Fathers message he says much what he’s
doing as what he’s saying and I think he
could say over and over again we all
could have a simpler lifestyle but when
you see him in that little Ford it says
it now for what it’s worth he knows how
to drive he has a driver’s license but
he prefers not to drive he prefers most
of all not to be driven and when he was
in Argentina he always took mass transit
I view the bus or the subway in fact
he’s openly lamented to to the Vatican
press that that’s something he can no
longer do now that he’s Pope the Pope is
much more comfortable not just in a
setting but actually around ordinary
folks and conversely has always been a
great deal uncomfortable being in
affluent trappings in fact after the
Conclave was over and he was and he
became Pope and he gave his his address
to the audience he went back their words
of chauffeur-driven limousine waiting
for him he walked right past it and
jumped into the van that was fairing the
rest of the
people who had just elected him and one
of the reasons for not taking the metro
today could you imagine what the type
would be like if the Pope when he
arrived here said oh I think I’ll just
take the Metro so so you’re not
anticipating any sort of surprise
request like that no he’ll probably be
in a very modest popemobile oh okay
but I think you’ll probably stick to
that
you
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