John XXIII — The Visionary

they
chose
this fat
old man to
hold steady the course
while factions frayed with italian
cardinals for time to sort god's desires but john heard
god's wish for mass said in a multitude of living tongues, a fresh vatican council,
and reforms to stir the hornet's nest in blessing the jews and welcoming all with love—
though some called him the good pope it took fifty years and
a winked away miracle to
move him from servant
of god to
a full
blown
saint