Indigenous spirituality is defined “as at the core of Indigenous being. It gives meaning to all aspects of life, including their relationships with one another and the environment.” Indigenous spirituality can be expressed in different ways including musically, …show more content…
Just like Jesus, Christians perform this humble act during the yearly Passover service.5 The Passover come together to remember the Exodus; the period of time when Jews were kept as slaves for the Egyptians. Passover is celebrated to remember the hardship they went through.
At the very beginning of his last Passover, Jesus performs a simple task with a touching meaning. “If I then, your Master and Rabbi, have washed your feet, it is also your duty to wash one another's feet. For I have set you an example in order that you may do what I have done to you” (John 13).
The foot washing of the prisoners that the Pope performs in the video represents the qualities of Jesus when he washed his disciples. By doing this the Pope is acting as a role model by setting an example for all Catholics who follow Jesus follow in his footsteps and do what he did for his disciples. The Pope also did this to break social class, as him being of high position in the Catholic Church doing something for the prisoners in the lower class, shows people that they are still part of God's creation they still deserve love despite how they have sinned. The prisoners whose feet he washed are all from an Italian prison who were from all different religions, races, and sexes. This symbolises that God will forgive all of his children despite colour, race, sex, religion, sinful or not