Show Our old friend Felix Campbell one of Brooklyns intelligent representatives in congress has been honored with an interview with the pope and when asked ask-ed if he kissed the popes toe he laughed and said I guess thats not done much nowadays Brother Campbell is mistaken mis-taken It is just as much done as ever In other words it never was done The pope wears on his slipper a gold cross and this it is customary with the faith ful to kiss I was surprised to learn that the pope conversed with Brother Campbells daughters in French The custom is for him to address those whom he honors with private audiences in Italian Ital-ian which is translated always by an interpreter Joe Howard |