[Salvation]

I’ve long held the opinion that this selection was NOT inspired by the Holy Spirit.

[livius]

Agreed. However, it is at least making us all take stock and think about what the Faith really is, what the Church really is, etc. And I think more and more people are beginning to realize that it is up to them to express and defend the Faith, even against the (in my opinion, fraudulently elected) Pope himself.

[RitaOK]

Agreed. It was hard to acknowledge at first blush, but plainly a foreign pope was in place over the Church of the ages, with nothing in common with the Catholic Church.

Doubt the Lutherans would have the man, Bergoglio.

[ealgeone]

I’ve long held the opinion that this selection was NOT inspired by the Holy Spirit.

One of your fellow Roman Catholics has said popes are not chosen by the Holy Spirit.

[Cementjungle]

It was Obama’s doing. That was obvious all along.