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Originally Posted by SuckOnThis
He does not live in a massive house. He chose to live in a Vatican guesthouse apartment instead of the Apostolic Palace. The room is not a luxury suite, it consists of a sitting room with a desk, three chairs, a cabinet and large closet, a bedroom with dresser, night table and clothes stand, and a private bathroom with a shower.
This is a man who practices what he preaches and it is what separates him from the previous popes and other religious leaders.
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While I appreciate his dedication to living a simple life (I just read an article about what his day to day life is and it includes living in his simple apartment, eating in the cafeteria etc.) he still is not really living in poverty.
I say this because he is never going to worry about whether or not he has enough food for the week or how he is going to pay his bills. He won't need for anything. If his car breaks down it gets fixed, he doesn't have to bum rides from friends while trying to save the money to get it fixed.
I don't know much about his life before the church so maybe he has experienced poverty in the past, but right now he is living a simple life, not a life of poverty.