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| Pope St. Celestine V |
History
Named Peter when he was
born, Pope Celestine V became a hermit when he was 20, spending all his time in
prayer and Bible study. When he was 84, the world had been without a pope for 2
years because the College of Cardinals could not agree whom to elect. Peter
wrote them a not telling them that God was not pleased, so the cardinals
elected him pope! Peter was not happy – he even tried to run away. Finally, he
accepted and took the name Celestine V. Unfortunately, he was so humble and
unable to say no, people started to use him to get what they wanted. After five
months, Pope Celestine went to the cardinals to apologize for doing a terrible
job. He resigned and a new pope was elected.
Activity
It can be really hard to
figure out what we are supposed to do. Sometimes, even the people who God gives
us as leaders can make a mistake and give us tasks that are way too hard for
us. When that happens, we must remember to be like Pope Saint Celestine V. He
tried and when he realized he was failing again and again, he resigned.
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