Since AD 313 -the Red Shoes of the Fisherman

I am happy to share an image that was sent to me, 

since it seems that people don't understand that 

the Papal red shoes go back through all the Popes 

to just after the Church of the Catacombs. 

It is wrong for people to target 

His Holiness Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI 

as if they were his personal choice
from vanity or contempt for the poor.

All the Popes since AD 313 have worn
the red papal shoes of the Fisherman. 

The Holy Father of 2013 has chosen to lay them aside. 

That is his decision which we respect 

but Pope Francis' decision should not be used
to reflect badly 

upon His Holiness our beloved Emeritus Pope.