Ever since Pope Francis has been chosen for office, he has been remarkably busy. And thoughout this busy time, he has again and again impressed us with his gestures of kindness, understanding and the willingness to change some of the attittudes of the catholic church. Small wonder he was chosen by Time Magazine to be their 'Man of the Year'. And as example, here are 12 things that really made us like this pope: |
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