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Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar 25, 2013 \/ 04:08 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Father Marcelo Pettinaroli, pastor of Our Lady of Carmen in Buenos Aires, said the election of Pope Francis has brought rich spiritual blessings to the country of Argentina.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThere are more people coming to confession, the churches are full, and I think that this is a time of special grace for the universal Church and for the Church in Argentina,\u201d Fr. Pettinaroli told CNA in a March 19 interview.<\/p>\n

\tWhile the faithful in Buenos Aires miss their bishop greatly, he added, \u201cwe feel that he is present among us, and everything that he always said he is now repeating\u2026from the Chair of Peter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFr. Pettinaroli, who is also the former director of the Introductory Home of the Seminary of Buenos Aires, recalled the Pope\u2019s dedication to prayer and the priests of the archdiocese during his time as cardinal.<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Jorge Bergoglio \u2013 who is now Pope Francis \u2013 visited the seminary often and \u201cwould spend his vacation week in Montonera, where the seminaries spent their vacations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tThe Holy Father, he continued, \u201chas told the seminarians numerous times what his prayer life is like, and they would ask him about his life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn addition to being close to the seminarians, Fr. Pettinaroli said that the Pope always showed great care for priests, including the retired.<\/p>\n

\tThe Holy Father \u201cis a person who listens to you intently and then says just the right words,\u201d he explained. \u201cHe has great discernment and would always give you a word of encouragement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cHe is a man who likes to get up very early to pray because he has an intense time of prayer. He goes to sleep early so he is able to keep this prayer life and that\u2019s why he doesn\u2019t like social gatherings,\u201d the priest said.<\/p>\n

\tThe Pope \u201cis a very spiritual man who knows how to look at everything through the eyes of faith,\u201d Father Pettinaroli continued. \u201cHe is very dedicated and simple, he tries not to stand out and he stays quiet. He can spend hours in a meeting without participating in any way, just learning and watching what is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe recalled that the future Pope \u201cwas totally unknown\u201d when he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, but that \u201cin no time all the clergy came to love him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAs bishop, he would always make time to meet with those who needed to see him, the priest said, noting that \u201che was very accessible to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe also noted the Holy Father\u2019s dedication to the needy, saying he would always devote special time to visit the poor areas of Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

\tEach year, he would also consecrate the entire city to the patroness of Argentina, Our Lady of Lujan.<\/p>\n

\tRegarding media accusations that the Pope was complicit with Argentina\u2019s dictatorship in the 1970s, Fr. Pettinaroli said the Holy Father is \u201cirreproachable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThey have always tried to pin that on his past, and there has never been any concrete proof of anything, it\u2019s always been a lie,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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