Pope gives chair and snack to Swiss guard.
Pope Francis awoke recently to discover a Swiss guard outside the door of his apartment....he asked what the guard was doing and if he had been up all night.
The guard explained that it was his duty to protect the Pope....
Pope Francis encouraged him to sit down and rest... and returned with a chair...
The guard protested, saying, "Holy Father, forgive me, but I cannot! The regulations do not allow that'...
Pope Francis replied: "Oh really? Well, I'm the Pope and I order you to sit down."
A few minutes later Pope Francis returned carrying Italian bread with jam which he had prepared himself. He said, "With all the hours spent standing on guard you must be a bit hungry. Bon appetite, brother." (Quoted from "The Catholic Herald")
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