Servant of the Servants

A Journalist: “Holy Father, you have become a star in the United States. Is it good for the Church if the Pope is a star?”

Pope Francis: “The Pope must… Do you know what the title was of the Pope that ought to be used? Servant of the servants of God. It’s a little different from the stars. Stars are beautiful to look at. I like to look at them in the summer when the sky is clear. But the Pope must be, must be the servant of the servants of God. Yes, in the media this is happening but there’s another truth. How many stars have we seen that go out and fall? It is a fleeting thing. On the other hand, being servant of the servants of God is something that doesn’t pass.”

~From the press conference on the flight that departed from Philadelphia and landed in Rome