We interrupt the Thursday Portrait to give a LARGE Shout-Out to...
Jorge Mario Bergoglio...The NEW Popo di Tutti Popi
Pope Francis 1
The First Francis
The First Jesuit
The First Argentinian
Elected to the Papacy by....FIFTY-FIVE votes!!!!
Hats off, or should I say....Mitres off to YOU Frankie.
See you all Thursday 8:00 PM
i thought they had to have 77 votes to become pope.
ReplyDeleteis it sacrilegious of me to want to say, "lighten up, francis!"
I'm glad they elected a South American to the papacy. Time for some changes, and I hope Pope Francis (kinda has a nice ring doesn't it?)has the vision and strength to enact them.
ReplyDeleteI still dearly miss John Paul II, but this man seems humble. Lets hope he has a spine of steel to take on the challenge ahead of him.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't impressed with Benedict. I'm skeptical, but I hope my church will one day be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
ReplyDeleteyeah, what you and what Fire-blossom said!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
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You highlight the good, his statements about gays and women would be the not so good.
ReplyDeleteI thought "lighten up, Francis," too!
ReplyDeleteGod grant him many years and I am so glad he chose Francis. St. Francis is one of my favorites, as I am an animal lover.
ReplyDeleteI'd so much rather that Father Guido Sarducci was Pope!
ReplyDeleteSeems America should take a lesson on how to elect the person running our country!
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