The burden placed upon a Pope is too much for any mere mortal to carry
I AGREE with much of Colette Douglas Home's shrewd comments on the Pope's resignation ("Was this when RC church entered the modern world?", The Herald, February 12).
I AGREE with much of Colette Douglas Home's shrewd comments on the Pope's resignation (\"Was this when RC church entered the modern world?\", The Herald, February 12).
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As she correctly observes – after classifying the papal job description as chairman, monarch and chief executive of a global organisation comprising one billion souls – this is no job for an old man. I would go further and say that it is no job for any mere mortal, regardless of age or gender. The huge burden of expectation heaped on to the shoulders of the Pope from the moment of his accession to the papal throne – and not just by the members of his own flock – must be daunting for the bravest of spirits.
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The burden placed upon a Pope is too much for any mere mortal to carry
I AGREE with much of Colette Douglas Home's shrewd comments on the Pope's resignation ("Was this when RC church entered the modern world?", The Herald, February 12).
As she correctly observes – after classifying the papal job description as chairman, monarch and chief executive of a global organisation comprising one billion souls – this is no job for an old man. I would go further and say that it is no job for any mere mortal, regardless of age or gender. The huge burden of expectation heaped on to the shoulders of the Pope from the moment of his accession to the papal throne – and not just by the members of his own flock – must be daunting for the bravest of spirits.
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