Francis’ participation in the traditions of the Catholic Church often lead to changes or adaptations as part of his attempts to make the church more relevant to modern life. Events ahead of this Easter holiday were no exception.On Holy Thursday, the pontiff washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees at a center for asylum seekers just outside Rome. The event is portrayed as a gesture of humility, recalling the time Jesus washed the feet of his apostles. Previous popes have washed the feet of 12 Catholic men, often priests — but Pope Francis has shocked traditionalists by including women and people of other faiths in the ritual.”We have different cultures and religions, but we are brothers and we want to live in peace,” The Associated Press quoted the pope as saying Thursday. The news service said Francis had contrasted the ritual with the “gesture of destruction” carried out by the Brussels attackers.