Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul

I must admit that when I first heard of Bergoglio giving away the relics of St. Peter to the Orthodox patriarch I thought there was a misunderstanding. That article was from Gloria.tv and titled "Francis Gone Crazy? Dumps Saint Peter's Relics to Schismatics" and I was more than willing to conclude that there had been a misunderstanding - that perhaps he had simply lent the relics of St. Peter for veneration, although even that would have been bad enough.

On this day we remember the Holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul.

Let us take this chance to remind ourselves of what a "pastor bonus", a good shepherd, looks like! It is one who will be willing to suffer and die for the sake of those in his care, for the sake of truth and Christ.