>> Francesco was done, Francis thanked him and gave him his weight in gold.
Rather less than his weight, I think.
> Francesco was done, Francis thanked him and gave him his weight in gold.
> After Albert was done playing, the Pope thanked him and gave him ... his
> blessing.
> Alain
In general Popes paid their artisans. Further east the honorarium often
consisted of eyes-gauging or killing, lest the artisan co
Bill,
It would be unfortunate (and plain false) to even seem to accept a view of
the world cut in half: Americans and Britons on one side, and the rest of
the world on the other. Surely torture is un-American, and many true
patriots have had to flee their own government. One of the main advantag
