Courtesy Vatican Insider-La Stampa.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – If anyone had any doubts how Pope Francis feels about people who always complain, the answer is now tacked to the door of his frugal suite in a Vatican residence: “No Whining”.
Under the explicit warning, the red-and-white Italian language sign goes on to say that “violators are subject to a syndrome of always feeling like a victim and the consequent reduction of your sense of humor and capacity to solve problems”.
A picture of the sign was posted on the Vatican Insider website and its presence on the pope’s door confirmed to Reuters by its editor-in-chief Andrea Tornielli, an author who is close to Francis and has interviewed him several times.
The sign is adorned with the international symbol for ‘no’ – a backslash in a circle.
It adds: “The penalty is doubled if the violation take place in the presence of children. To get the best out of yourself, concentrate on your potential and not on your limitations.”
I’d like to see those signs plastered all over the place. Reuters has the full story.
I’m surprised he hasn’t had an “accident” yet.
So am I, to be honest. I wonder if he has a food taster.
I’d be happy to be his food taster for a few days. Roman cuisine is profoundly sublime.
Raucous Indignation:
I wouldn’t. Cuisine is one thing; spiked cuisine is another altogether.
Can the Pope stop whining about people wanting contraception and abortions and divorce, too?