Episode 6: Kissing the Beggar's Lips
Nov 7, 2022
His mother named him after John the Baptist in hopes that he would be devoted to Jesus. But Giovanni was hardly devout. As the son of a wealthy cloth merchant, the boy was a spoiled rich kid. He wasted his father’s money on prostitutes and his energy in street brawls. One day a beggar in the marketplace asked Giovanni for a handout. He grabbed hold of the beggar, gave him everything in his pockets, and kissed him full on his lips. That evening he informed his family that he wanted to give everything away to the poor.