Pope Washes Feet of Inmates, Including Women


 
 
The ceremony was the first of its type performed by a pope in a prison and the first that included women, including a young woman who is a Serbian Muslim , in a rite which commemorates a gesture of humility that Christians believe Jesus Christ performed for his 12 apostles before his death.

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/pope-francis-washes-young-prisoners-feet-in-rome/story-fndir2ev-1226608828199#ixzz2WVTfJea6
 

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