Habemus Papam Franciscum
The missus sent an image of the white smoke to me at work to signal what had happened. We (wife, me, parents, and kids) celebrated with a bottle from a lovely city I had the fortune of visiting three times — 2011 Terrazas de los Andes 'Altos Del Plata' Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina.
Some local coverage — Today in the news: Pope Francis elected, 5 things to know about Pope Francis, and Pope Francis, first South American pontiff, cheered by crowd.
Steve Sailer rightly calls His Holiness "a two-fer: satisfying the rising Hispanic tidal wave etc., while letting the Italians get back the Papacy, which they held for about a half-millennium up until the Polish Pope" — Pope Francis I: A Lionel Messi halo effect?
Labels: Drink, Family, Italia, Las Américas, Polonia, The Catholic Faith, The Holy Father
2 Comments:
I'm quite skeptical about this choice. Conclaves are supposed to elect Popes, not necessarily saints.
He seems like a great, inspired choice: he is a man of prayer with a heart for the poor - and not afraid to speak truth to power. Not a saint but a Christian.
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