Pope Francis. The first pope from the Americas.
So the waiting is over, and yet not. By some, our new pope is seen as the anti-Benedict. I know too little of him to comment on that.
I shall wait and see. It is reported that in Beunos Aires, Summorum Pontificum has not been implemented. It may be more accurate to say that SP has been blocked there. Again, I have too little data.
I shall wait and see. I am nervous. I had a favorite for whose election I prayed. This is not he.
I think we can learn much from the appointments he will make to the Curia. I shall pray for him, and for those appointments. Our Pope Emeritus Benedict sacrificed himself to clean out the Curia.
Although Pope Francis is being reported as a "compassionate conservative", I have not found much to support that view. And he was in the Curia under Pope Benedict. Was he among those who Benedict felt compelled to remove?
I shall wait and see.
Update:
It seems that many who consider themselves traditional are beside themselves.
Likewise the liberals.
The office changes the man. I pray for good works by Pope Francis.
I repeat: I shall wait and see.
Thanks to you, Bill, I have added Whispers in the Loggia and Southern Orders to my essential reading list, both of which provide views of Pope Francis which for me override the negativity. May our pope persevere!
ReplyDeleteLarry, I am glad they help. I am still waiting, of course, and I believe that when Pope Francis makes appointments to the Curia, then finally we will learn much.
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