Day: March 13, 2013

The devil is in the translation.. Here is how the Washington POST reported the Pope’s quote today:!

The choice, on the second day of deliberations by a papal conclave, opened a direct connection to the Southern Hemisphere at a critical juncture when secularism and competing faiths are depleting the church’s ranks around the world and dysfunction is eroding its authority in Rome.

“The duty of the conclave was to appoint a bishop of Rome,” said Bergoglio, who took the name Francis, the first pope in history to do so. “And it seems to me that my brother cardinals went to fetch him at the end of the world. But here I am.”

It’s also being reported that Francis I did not want to be Pope..

Along with his age, he also only has One long, as it was removed when he was younger..

Despite many people believing that the Catholic Church would pick a progressive pope, this Argentinian certainly will not be applauded by those who are more progressive and liberal within the religion.. Look no further handstands on the controversial abortion issue, he is much more hard-line than many popes have been..

Pope Francis I said: They went to the end of the world to find me

Expect to see this statement being published on millions of websites before the day is over, obviously including this one..

Tongue-in-cheek, prophetic words, or merely a sentence with no meaning? We will all know soon, for better or worse..

FIRST AP DISPATCH READS:

AP: A stunned-looking Bergoglio shyly waved to the crowd of tens of thousands of people who gathered in St. Peter’s Square, marveling that the cardinals had had to look to “the end of the earth” to find a bishop of Rome.

He is from Argentina
His father was Italian
He is 76
And he is conservative..

And now he has chosen the name Francis and will be the Pope

Developing

White smoke rose..

Remember ….Peter was crucified upside down.. Look at his main headline right now..