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Pope Francis' Car Shows His Commitment To Humility: Catholic Leader Chooses Ford Focus

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Pope Francis' Car Shows His Commitment To Humility: Catholic Leader Chooses Ford Focus
Yasmine Hafiz ("The Huffington Post," July 15, 2013)

Now here's a Pope who practices what he preaches.

Pope Francis arrived at the papal summer home, Castel Gandolfo, in a humble Ford Focus which was a far cry from the luxury cars of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, who travelled around town in vehicles that included a custom-made Renault, a BMW X5, and a Mercedes.

In contrast, Pope Francis isn't even spending the summer in the luxurious retreat of Castel Gandolfo, preferring more modest accommodations in Rome.

The down-to-earth Pope called for greater austerity from religious figures last week, saying, ?It hurts me when I see a priest or nun with the latest-model car. You can?t do this. A car is necessary to do a lot of work, but, please, choose a more humble one. If you like the fancy one, just think about how many children are dying of hunger in the world." The Ford Focus is a compact car with a starting sticker price of just about $16,000.

A priest in Colombia answered the Pope's call to humility just last week, saying that he planned to sell his white Mercedes-Benz E200 convertible, which was given to him as a gift from his four brothers.


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Source: http://wwrn.org/articles/40246/

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