Habemas Papum! We have a pope! As of Wednesday night in Vatican city, Pope Francis has taken over as the head of the Catholic Church. Pope Ameritus Benedict supposedly beat out Jose Bergoglio seven years ago. This time, Pope Francis will be the head of over 1.2 billion Catholics. He chose the name of a humble saint, Francis of Assisi.
He is a very humble person. He rode the public bus to work everyday and refused to live in the Bishop's estate. He is being called the Pope of the Poor for his work with social justice and the poor community. The world is excited to see what his papacy brings to the Church. The Church is such a big influence in world affairs for noN-Catholics as well as catholics.
I look forward to Pope Francis' changes in the Church. Many people want to "modernize" the Church but I would like to see necessary issues cleared up before major reform. I think it is great that the have picked an "outsider" to come into the Vatican because sometimes people too close to the issues aren't able to resolve the best.
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