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When the Vatican published a photo Tuesday of Cardinal Kevin Farell sealing the doors of Pope Francis’ suite in the Domus Sancta Marta, eagle-eyed Catholic spotted a sign on the door of the pope’s room, with a simple message: “Vietato Lamentarsi,” — no whining.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell seals the papal apartment April 22. Credit: Vatican Media.
According to AFP News, Pope Francis was given the sign by psychologist Salvo Noe, during a June 2017 audience.
The placard — which is configured to look like an Italian ‘no smoking’ sign — warns that complainers “are subject to developing a victim complex, resulting in a lowering... of their capacity to solve problems."
"To be your best you have to focus on your own potential and not on your limits, so stop whining and act to make your life better," the sign warns, warning that the “penalties” for whining are “doubled in the presence of children.”
When the pope received the sign, he initially told aides that he would put it on his office door, presumably at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
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Cardinal Kevin Farrell seals the papal apartment April 22. Credit: Vatican Media.
According to AFP News, Pope Francis was given the sign by psychologist Salvo Noe, during a June 2017 audience.
The placard — which is configured to look like an Italian ‘no smoking’ sign — warns that complainers “are subject to developing a victim complex, resulting in a lowering... of their capacity to solve problems."
"To be your best you have to focus on your own potential and not on your limits, so stop whining and act to make your life better," the sign warns, warning that the “penalties” for whining are “doubled in the presence of children.”
When the pope received the sign, he initially told aides that he would put it on his office door, presumably at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
Continued below.
‘No whining’ - Papal door sign attracts attention during apartment sealing
When the Vatican published a photo Tuesday of Cardinal Kevin Farell sealing the doors of Pope Francis’ suite in the Domus Sancta Marta, eagle-eyed Catholic spotted a sign on the door of the pope’s room, with a simple message: “Vietato Lamentarsi,” — no whining.
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