Habemus Pappam Ping!
I am so happy.
Sad and happy.
The old pope, the new pope...
I am very happy.
A good choice.
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.
Isn’t it wonderful? I was really moved when I saw him come out and when he blessed everyone.
Funny, I feel so pessimistic about the country’s future right now, but I feel very optimistic about the future of the Church.
Named after St. Francis of Assisi!
Cardinal Dolan told reporters the surprising story of how the newly elected pope decided to take the bus back to the hotel Wednesday with the rest of the cardinals instead of riding in the Holy Father’s car.
“So we take the buses over and the cardinals kind of wait outside to greet the new Holy Father as he comes back to Doma Santa Marta…and as the last bus pulls up, guess who gets off the bus? Pope Francis,” Dolan said. “So I guess he told the driver, ‘That’s OK. I’ll just go with the guys on the bus.’”