My daughter asked, “So what’s the deal with the Pope? Do we like him… Do we not like him…?”
I said, “Well, I would encourage you to look at what he says and does and decide for yourself. As for me, on a personal level, I kind of like him. He seems like a geniunely decent, humble and compassionate man. On the other hand, he’s still… you know… a Pope. So he’s kind of like the very likeable coach of a team I will never root for.”
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Reblogged this on Norbert Haupt and commented:
I got a kick out of the first sentence: “So what’s the deal with the Pope? Do we like him … Do we not like him…?”
This shows how deeply important it is how we teach our children. They look to us to establish their own value system. That’s why children of Mormons become Mormon, children of Catholics become Catholic, children of atheists become atheists. What about children of illiterates? What about children of thieves?
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This is amazing. Such a good answer, I’ll keep it to use with my own children if you don’t mind!