A life of extravagance looming large;
From gilded palace to jewelled robe.
Shepherd of man has failed his charge,
Faithful bewildered as xenophobe.
You undermine your Pope a spirit most humble,
For luxuries beyond the common man.
While continuing forth to suffer and stumble,
Creating a gluttons promised land.
You have lost all sight of your earthly charge,
Succumbing to frailties supposed immune.
Enshrined in greed and an ego large,
Treating your sheep as courtly buffoons.
Soon before God you will stand for your digression,
Praying to be spared Hell for your foolish obsession.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
Beautifully written my friend :-)
Thank you very much Roxi, I appreciate it. :)
What a clever way to highlight this story, I had to look it up as it was news to me.
Thank you very much. I like to listen to and read stories on the BBC because I find their reporting to be in many ways far superior to that found in the U.S. In addition, I find the problems with the church to be a very sad thing. It seems that some of the religious have strayed far from their mission.
I have always had thoughts about this…. Interesting point you have made.
Thank you, the scandal with a German Catholic Bishop brought this one to mind, so I figured why not write it.