Who is the New Pope? Bergoglio (now Francis I) of Argentina

Posted by abramkj ⋅ March 13, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

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The cardinals today selected a new pope. From the New York Times:

With a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and to the cheers of thousands of rain-soaked faithful, a gathering of Catholic cardinals picked a new pope from among their midst on Wednesday — choosing the cardinal from Argentina, the first South American to ever lead the church.

The new pope, 76, 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 leader of the church in more than 1,000 years.

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2 Responses to “Who is the New Pope? Bergoglio (now Francis I) of Argentina”

I predict a Latin-American revival of Catholicism is in the making with so many changes; the death of a political leader and the rise of a Latin-American Pope.

Posted by Cbeau | March 14, 2013, 12:38 am

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- Thanks for your comment–I was excited to see someone from Latin America chosen, too.
  
  Posted by abramkj | March 14, 2013, 8:00 am
  
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