Days ago we highlighted the attitude of Pope Francis in encouraging a woman to breastfeed in public during one of his general audiences on Wednesdays. Following its line of closeness and naturalness, last Sunday it has done so again with even greater impact, since it was a baptism of 32 babies in the Sistine Chapel.
Many will think, what is the news here? What's strange? Well, it has and although it shouldn't be, unfortunately it is news. Nowadays, when many people still discriminate against mothers who breastfeed their babies in public places like restaurants, shopping centers, airplanes, etc. Pope Francis again encourages mothers to breastfeed in public, now in the Sistine Chapel It deserves recognition.
Just as those who see it as something bad and dirty are criticized, for consistency, it is appropriate to praise those who see it as something natural and necessary, and even more so in the case of an important personality.
It is also noteworthy that instead of long homilies, the Pope has been very practical speaking a few words about childhood so as not to bother babies too much.
"Today the choir will sing, but the most beautiful choir of all is the sound of babies. Some will cry because they are not comfortable or because they are hungry.", he told the parents.
"If they are hungry, feed them, without thinking twice, because they are the most important here.", he added, encouraging mothers not to be intimidated by the spectacular frescoes by Michelangelo of the Sistine Chapel.
Another striking note of the act is that one of the couples whose baby was being baptized was not married by the church, but by the civil.
Beyond religious beliefs, which in this case would not matter if it was the Pope or a president in political rally, any character with public relevance that advocate and encourage normalization of breastfeeding deserves praise.
