Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 prisoners on Thursday at a traditi...
ROME - Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 prisoners on Thursday at a traditional service, telling them to shun any inmate hierarchy structure or law of the strongest and to help each other instead.
Francis’ predecessors held the traditional Holy Thursday rite in one of Rome’s great basilicas, washing the feet of 12 priests. But to emphasize its symbolism of service, Francis transferred it to places of confinement, such as prisons, immigrant centers or old age homes.It is the fifth time since his election in 2013 that he has held the service, which commemorates Jesus’ gesture of humility toward his apostles on the night before he died, in jail.
“This is the rule of Jesus and the rule of the gospel. The rule of service, not of domination or of humiliating others,” he said. In the past, conservative Catholics criticized the pope for washing the feet of women and Muslim inmates.
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