If anyone had any doubts how Pope Francis feels about people who always complain, the answer is now tacked to the door of his frugal suite in a Vatican residence: “No Whining”.
Under the explicit warning, the red-and-white Italian sign goes on to say that “violators are subject to a syndrome of always feeling like a victim and the consequent reduction of your sense of humour and capacity to solve problems”. The sign is adorned with the international symbol for ‘no’ — a backslash in a circle. It adds: “The penalty is doubled if the violation take place in the presence of children.” Then the closing zinger: “Stop complaining and take steps to improve your life”.
The sign was given to the pope recently by Italian psychologist and self-help author Salvo Noe. Francis promised Noe he would put it up in his office for a laugh.
