Pope Francis, with demands for simplicity, changing styles at Vatican
August 04, 2015
Pope Francis, with his simple tastes and his demand for restrained spending, has brought a significant change in style at the Vatican, Breitbart reports.
Prelates are far less likely to buy jewel-encrusted pectoral crosses or rings, merchants in Rome say. Pope Francis—who buys his own cassocks from an inexpensive shop, rather than having them tailored by one of Rome’s exclusive shops—would not approve of costly items, the bishops tell sellers.
“The caravan of midnight blue cars has ended,” says one cleric, referring to the cars that would bring prelates to work at the Vatican every day. More cardinals are walking to their offices.
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Posted by: Bernadette -
Aug. 05, 2015 12:01 PM ET USA
On the other hand, the pope's example has taken work away from small businesses and manufacturers.
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Posted by: unum -
Aug. 04, 2015 7:13 PM ET USA
Pope Francis leads by example, a lesson that many of our Catholic prelates need to learn! But, the big homes and grand plans are slowly declining because of this Pope's example.
