meaning somebody before all else was going to embrace lady poverty, lover of st. francis. while service to the poor is one of the tenets of the catholic church, people come to see the often laughic image of the papacy that the church is out of touch with ordinary followers. some church observers say pope francis s dressed down style from the beginning may be creating some unease, even among the cardinals who elected him. i wouldn t be surprised if some of them are wondering, what did we bargain for. did we know what we were getting. so if i m living in a pa lashal residence and i m amazing wonderfulfully ornate vestments and then here comes pope francis and he is living in a guest house with simple clothes, i have to look how i m putting forward my own image in my own