The Holy Father in Rome used his annual Christmas Address to remind us all that “The humble are those who are concerned not simply with the past but also with the future, since they know how to look ahead, to spread their branches, remembering the past with gratitude. The proud, on the other hand, simply repeat, grow rigid and enclose themselves in that repetition, feeling certain about what they know and fearful of anything new because they cannot control it." Francis denouced the pride-filled who “rigidly” hide behind Church traditions rather than seek out the neediest with humility.