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Twitch of the mantilla to Lady Catcliffe for the information!
"Truly, it is the indescribable sweetness of contemplation which you give to those who love you. In this you have shown the tenderness of your charity, that when I had no being you made me; and when I strayed away from you, you brought me back again to serve you and commanded me to love you." The Imitation of Christ
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Contessina...
I knew that the Pope Emeritus loves cats - he used to go around feeding strays when he was a Cardinal - but I didn't realise that he actually had a cat with him in the Vatican .. I'm sure I read somewhere that cats weren't allowed in the Vatican.
It would appear that Benedict XVI has more than one cat... the report in the Chicago Tribune describes Contessina as one of the Pope's cats. I wonder how many there are?
Twitch of the mantilla to Lady Catcliffe for the information!
Twitch of the mantilla to Lady Catcliffe for the information!
Do they have ecclesiastical offices though??
ReplyDeleteI was always puzzled as to why a general ban in cats in the Vatican would stop dear Pope Benedict from having one or more. After all, when you get to be Pope, you make the rules. I recall his Blessed predecessor
ReplyDeleteSigning his name with a "J" instead of an "I". Reminded by an aide that there is no "J" in Latin, he simply retorted, "There is now." I think a little imperiousness in small matters that work no injustice to anyone (except maybe the housekeeper who has to clean the litter boxes) can be a good thing.
She's lovely! And I'm glad he had cats with him...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mantilla twitch; it made my day.
ReplyDeleteI watched EWTN in vain for footage of cat carriers (do you call them cat baskets?) being loaded into a vehicle. I wonder whether the cats accompanied Benedict to Castel Gandolfo. On the one hand, it would be more peaceful for them to remain at Mater Ecclesiae. On the other hand two months is a long time to be without one's cats.