"The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio (pronounced Ber-GOAL-io), will be called Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years and the first member of the Jesuit order to lead the church."
And also the first Latin American! "3 firsts"!
I like this choice because he chose the name of Francis. We all remember how Saint Francis was told to rebuild the church. Frankly, the Catholic Church needs a little rebuilding and it starts with the Vatican bureaucracy.
My only concern is that he is 76 years old. The papacy is a very difficult job, from the travel to the day to day management of the bureaucracy. We pray that Pope Francis selects a fresh new team that will tackle the problems and fight secularism all over the world.
Good luck to Pope Francis! We should all say a prayer for the new Pope!
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