Posted on 03/13/2013 12:29:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
BACKGROUND:
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ (born December 17, 1936) is the current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, elected on March 13, 2013, and taking the regnal name of Francis I. Prior to his election, he served as an Argentine cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires since 1998. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. He was elevated to Pope in March 2013.
Jorge Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, one of the five children of an Italian railway worker and his wife. After studying at the seminary in Villa Devoto, he entered the Society of Jesus on March 11, 1958. Bergoglio obtained a licentiate in philosophy from the Colegio Máximo San José in San Miguel, and then taught literature and psychology at the Colegio de la Inmaculada in Santa Fe, and the Colegio del Salvador in Buenos Aires. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 13, 1969, by Archbishop Ramón José Castellano. He attended the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, a seminary in San Miguel. Bergoglio attained the position of novice master there and became professor of theology.
Impressed with his leadership skills, the Society of Jesus promoted Bergoglio and he served as provincial for Argentina from 1973 to 1979. He was transferred in 1980 to become the rector of the seminary in San Miguel where had had studied. He served in that capacity until 1986. He completed his doctoral dissertation in Germany and returned to his homeland to serve as confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba.
Yesterday, this article appeared in the St. Louis Review by Carol Zimmermann of CNS. Talk about prophetic! From the article ...
Cardinal Bergoglio, who has also been mentioned as a possible contender in the current conclave, has had a growing reputation as a very spiritual man with a talent for pastoral leadership serving in a region with the largest number of the world's Catholics.
He rides the bus, visits the poor, lives in a simple apartment and cooks his own meals. To many in Buenos Aires, he is known simply as "Father Jorge."
The cardinal has also written books on spirituality and meditation and has been outspoken against abortion and same-sex marriages.
Wrong...try again.
Unbelievable - not believe in God?
Maybe that is part of what has made the Catholic Church susceptible to sex scandals, Vatican Bank, etc.
I'm putting my faith in Pope Francis I - hope he doesn't let us down.
Pray for Pope Francis I.
A couple of decades? You’re a kid! LOL!
Pope Frances is 20 days younger than I.
I believe you are mistaken, he just had his birthday 3/11/13.
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Are you sure about that? Did you read the first line in this posted article?
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ (born December 17, 1936) is the current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, elected on March 13, 2013, and taking the regnal name of Francis I.
I believe YOU are mistaken.....Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ (born December 17, 1936)
“Let’s pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization.” - Pope Francis I
HA,HA,HA!
He was NOT on the list of those considered “papabili” by the media and Vatican watchers.
Francis was a surprise choice and the cardinals outfoxed every one. He won on the fifth ballot.
I am shocked Father Dougal McGuire had the same odds as Dawkins!
At last, after all these years we can again say that the bear is Italian!
He had a forth cousin, thrice removed, who lived next door to a guy named Peter.
That seals, it, he's the guy in the Malacy prophecy.
Chavez had to die first before a Latina became pope...
Thank you Sarah Barracuda, for your kind words. Today is a good day for believers.
And Saint Francis was a truly great one, founding a great order, service to others, poverty, philosophy of love and service to God and man.
With life expectancy today what it is, he could serve 15 to 20 years.
But the papacy is not for a man who can’t lead. Its a very big job and it can wear out even the toughest of spirits.
We Catholics have been through it over and over again for centuries.
Read the thread, slick. Several are quicker than you at nitpicking arithmetic.
SnakeDoc
Thanks very much for finding and posting that article from 2005. God bless and keep you.
God be with our new Pope Francis.
God bless and keep Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
While there is some controversy as to Pretrus Romanus being in the original prediction, you're right, he IS the guy who completes Malachy's prophecy.
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