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Cruxmag’s article aptly pinpointed what “Urbi et Orbi Francis” didn’t mention in his Easter address. But what about the other things he didn’t say or do during the week prior?
For example, when an aide presented him with his glasses to begin reading the Palm Sunday homily, Francis inexplicably opted out and kept the crowd waiting in vain. Vatican officials hastily had to cover for him with “a moment of silence and prayer” instead.
Francis was AWOL on the traditional dais overlooking the Good Friday Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum. Vatican officials made excuses, expressing “concerns about his frail condition.” The same thing happened last year when unwellness and “a particularly cold night” supposedly explained the sudden skip.
So then how to fathom Vatican News fawning over Francis the night before, how he was “looking so strong” during Holy Thursday Mass after washing and towel-drying the feet of twelve women inmates at a Roman prison? According to the press, “he finished the gesture by kissing each foot, often looking up to the woman with a smile.”
But the Francis was no slouch when it came to the Easter Vigil. Concelebrating an extravaganza with no less than 350 clergymen, he took center stage with a 10-minute homily that was more about Gaza than God, more about saving “the Strip” than about the Savior, more about hostages than holiness, etc. Afterwards, the Vicar of Rant and Rave, suddenly energized as if on cue, waved at wellwishers and greeted adoring fans while the popemobile made loop-de-loops around St. Peter’s Square. All that was missing was Pachamama.