The Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis, as can be seen from his many initiatives, is doing everything possible to re-purpose the ideal of St. Francis of Assisi, whose name he took, not only for the Church but also for today's society1, since the Poverello of Assisi is "the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation” . By maintaining the ontic and ethical relationship with God, the person enters a sublime value situation, where freedom of conscience, forgiveness, and unlimited love prevail, and it is finally absorbed by the Theo- anthropological primacy, whose characteristic is cosmic brotherhood.
If, according to the Supreme Pontiff, the proposals of St. Francis are valid for the problems of the Church and of today’s world, we can ask ourselves: what is its value, what does the Norm of his life and of his Order, the Rule, represent today for those who have embraced his way of life and share his values and ideals?
So, let us now turn our attention to the Franciscan Rule to perceive it simply as a form of life. In fact, this is how Saint Francis conceived it, and his intention was very clear from the very beginning, and it is evident from the very first verse, where it is specified: "The rule and life of the Friars Minor is this: to preserve the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ..." .
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