Community Post: Pope Francis Is A Mensch. Here’s Why. | BuzzFeed Community

Jewish-Catholic relations have had their ups and downs, but lately things seem to be on an excellent track. If there was someone who really paid attention in class when the “Love your neighbor as thyself” lesson came up, then it must have been Pope Francis. Time and time again, he took religious teachings and put them into hard practice. It’s working and the masses (pun intended) cannot get enough of him. Here’s a short list of what he’s done right by the Jews and Israel. A real mensch, to quote your grandmother: