Pope Francis has revealed in a recent interview that his boyhood dream was to
become a butcher. He revealed that he never for once dreamt or thought about becoming a pope as a child, he said that he was impressed with the
butcher at the local market where his mother and grandmother took him to do the
shopping.
He said:
'One time they asked me what do you want to do when you grow up. I said, "A butcher".'
Francis was speaking in a rare interview to a Dutch
newspaper, Straatnieuws, published by the homeless. In the broad-ranging conversation, Francis claimed he tries
to keep his feet on the ground by telling himself that his fame won't last.
He explained:
'I don't think about the fact that I'm famous. 'Right now, I tell myself "you have an important job, but in ten years or so, no one will recognize you".'
He admitted feeling restricted by his role as pope but said
by choosing to live in a humble guesthouse for priests the pope's official
palatial apartments he felt lies isolated.
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