And read his very frank discussion about the challenges of celibacy. We haven't heard this before. But it's about time we did hear it.
The pope broke tradition and allowed a guide dog into his meeting with the world media--and asked to meet Asia and his owner, an Argentinian journalist. Asia even got a special blessing from the pope. St. Francis of Assisi, the pope's namesake and the patron saint of animals, would approve.
Pope Francis, I suspect, will be full of surprises for the Church. Good ones, for a change.
