Pope and Altar Boy - Nov 2013

What has this little altar boy learned from the Supreme “Pastor“? That he should be ashamed to fold his hands in prayer? That one of the most basic expressions of Catholic piety is fodder for jest? And in a public ceremony? In front of the world’s press and video cameras? Is this really a manifestation of the Gift of Piety? And won’t that little Altar Boy be a bit confused after this encounter? Are the altar boys there to be simply props for Francis’ attempts as the grand entertainer? Too many post-Concilia