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First non-European (with the exception of Peter and some other very early Popes). First Latin American. First Jesuit. First Francis. Nobody saw this coming. Marvelous!<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know anything about him, but what I saw I liked very much. The Global South is starting to make its impact felt on the consciousness of us self-absorbed first worlders. Thanks be to God!<\/p>\n

God bless him to do his work through Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n

I wonder which, if any, Francis he has in mind? I suspect he has several rolled up in the name, most prominently Francis of Assisi and Francis Xavier.<\/p>\n

Oooh. This is gonna be good! World Youth Day in Rio is gonna be one major Partay!!!<\/p>\n

I love, love, love that he asked for the prayers of the Church before blessing us. I loved the glory of a billion people praying the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be along with him all over the world. I loved receiving a papal blessing through my computer, along with everybody else. Wonderful!<\/p>\n

Update: When I want to know what\u2019s going on in Rome, I always turn to John Allen Jr., the best writer in English on things Vaticany. Here\u2019s his take on then-Cardinal Bergoglio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"