Peruvian altar boy recalls light moment with future pope

Peruvian altar boy recalls light moment with future pope

It was a scene that could have taken place in any Catholic sacristy these days. An altar boy shows up to serve Mass, and the priest notices that the shirt he’s wearing displays his loyalty to a particular sports team. The priest kiddingly tells the boy he should be supporting a rival team, the one that he supports.  But in this case, it happened in Peru, and the priest was the bishop of the diocese – and the man who became head of the Catholic C…