Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Jesuit intellectual and archbishop of Buenos Aires who travels around town by bus and told his compatriots not to waste their money on plane tickets to Rome to see him become a cardinal but to give it instead to the poor;Commmonweal
I wonder why Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio of Buenos Aires is not even in the running this time around when in the last Conclave he was almost elect but came in second to Cdl Ratzinger. This cardinal is modest and simple, lives in an apartment instead of the bishop's residence, cooks his own meals, rides in public transoortation instead of a limo. He is 76, so perhaps that disqualifies him, as the consensus want a young man for pope this time.Fisheaters forums
How do we know who came in second? Found the Tornielli article describing the diary.
Rorate has an article that he is an enemy of the Extraordinary Form.
FatherZ has a nice writeup on him from 2009
Hmm, well time will tell. Will be interesting to see how the next few weeks play out. I'm sure we'll get a better idea of the man then. But at least it seems initially that liturgy may be something punted for this papacy.
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A local news station here in South Bend, IN, said he is credited with
"modernizing what had been one of the most conservative churches in
South America". That's not promising...
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Apparently, a leaked diary from a cardinal from the 2005 conclave, or so I read.
Does anyone know if his name, Francis, comes from St. Francis of Assisi or St. Francis Xavier? tia.
"Lord, we give Thee thanks for what Thou givest and for what Thou takest away, Thy will be done." -Pope St Pius X
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It's sad that you would cite Rorate as a reliable source on this matter. How about we pray for our new Pope, rather than criticizing him?
Respectfully, I'll suggest that looking to the mainstream media and Rorate for opinions on the new Pope is probably like asking Bears and Vikings fans for their thoughts on Aaron Rodgers.
Okay so two point, Bill: if you read the comments at Rorate, everybody is praying for Pope Francis. They have a reader that lives in Pope Francis' archdiocese, so it seems to be completely relevant as we learn about the man.
Yes, Steve, some of this might be rooting for ideologies. But I think this is all part of learning about him. He certainly sounds like a holy man from what I'm reading, devoted to true poverty. These are beautiful things, but if he also likes the Polka Mass, well, that's something worth talking about as well.
I think this is a time of joy that we have a new pope, but also we don't need to sugar coat Pope Francis' record if it seems strange in some areas. I'm not even saying there is anything wrong at this point, I expect we will learn a great deal about the man in the next few weeks and certainly he has a great deal to teach us.
When you are a sports fanatic or a Catholic fanatic, you even listen to what your rivals have to say.
Wow interesting BC. It seems that you rather like to malign your rivals.
Who are my rivals?
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