11/09 c-blog, IMPORTANCE OF HUMILITY. POWER DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO CORRUPT, monasteryR:Blessed is the man who is gracious & lends to those in need 2) good shepherd m: st. Charles borromeo...was kind to pius iv...,his nephew...pius made borromeo a cardinal...charles rcvd. A papal sec. Of state but he had a speech impediment...he was a cardinal b/f a priest...he qualified...to be priest..then archbishop of milan...council of trent..he founded seminaries...insisted on the uprightness of clergy...died young 43...overcame his...phrase "power corrupts" exceptions to this maxim, borromeo was exception. He used the gifts God gave him...I'm reminded of my HS boys & girls..so gifted...they have power..athletes, smart, beautiful...how will they use their power...? Humility...with gifts..DON'T LORD IT OVER OTHERS////power does not always have to corrupt..

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