Pope to nuns: Why aren't you answering the phone? Cold-call gets answering machine

[Holly_Hobby]

Pope to nuns: Why aren't you answering the phone? Francis cold-calls nuns, gets machine
ASSOCIATED PRESS

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has made another one of his cold calls to wish a group of nuns in a Spanish convent Happy New Year. Only he got their answering machine, instead.

“What are the nuns doing that they can’t answer the phone?” Francis asked in the message he left, the recording of which was obtained by Spain’s El Mundo newspaper and broadcast on Italian media Saturday.

“This is Pope Francis. I wanted to offer you greetings for the end of the year. Maybe I’ll try to call again later. May God bless you,” he said.

Francis has made a habit out of calling people out of the blue, often checking in with ordinary folk who have written him about their hardships. He places the calls himself, as evidenced by the message.

http://www.toledoblade.com/Religion/2014/01/04/Pope-to-nuns-Why-aren-t-you-answering-the-phone-Francis-cold-calls-nuns-gets-machine.html

[pangaia]

1. "“What are the nuns doing that they can’t answer the phone?”

[monmouth3]

10. Having martinis down at the local before the rush starts to come in....n/t

[TwilightGardener]

2. Pope Francis, you've been screened.

[Peace Patriot]

3. Funny!

Guy has a sense of humor!

But I wish he'd call U.S. nuns and apologize for the "inquisition" (the recent one). (--and call it off!)

[Vashta Nerada]

4. I love this Pope because he left a message on the answering machine

like us normies!

[msongs]

5. Pope to nuns - you cant be married, a priest, a lesbian, or have $$ so why aren't you answering

your phone?

[Arugula Latte]

8. What else do those penis-less second-class citizens have to do?

[Holly_Hobby]

9. That's my take on it too

I'm not religious, however I do think that this Pope has a ways to go. He may do less harm, but he's not there yet, but any stretch of the imagination.

[frogmarch]

6. Haha! Reminds me of

this Father Ted episode. (Nuns at 9:45)

[rrneck]

7. Maybe they're overworked and understaffed. nt

[madrchsod]

11. they could`t be bothered..they were watching this.....

[Tx4obama]

12. They are cloistered nuns (they don't go out), they were in morning prayers at the time...

... when the Pope called.