I have just watched with some amusement a clip of the Holy Father receiving an iPad as a gift on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his ordination. A couple of elderly cardinals, aided by some respectful men in smart suits, were on hand to instruct the Pope in the intricacies of how to use it. He tentatively pressed a few buttons and looked at the photos onscreen of his youthful self; and all the time I had the distinct impression that he was secretly bemused by the whole operation and trying to mask this with his usual courtesy. L’Osservatore Romano also records this anniversary with a quote from the Pope’s book, Milestones, in which he recalled his ordination at the hands of Cardinal von Faulhaber in June 1951: