VATICAN CITY — He stopped to pay his hotel bill a day after becoming pope. He wore simple black shoes and an ordinary wristwatch with a thick black band to his first Mass as pontiff. He rode in a minivan to dinner with the cardinals who elected him, affectionately telling them, “May God forgive you for what you’ve done.”
In an ancient institution where style often translates into substance, Francis, in his first 24 hours as pope, has dramatically shifted the tone of the papacy.
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No matter how humble he is, he is still the ceo of one of the worlds largest corporations.
Each diocese is a corporation. Corporation sole, no pun intended. It's good to think of the pope as ceo in terms of infallibility. He can't be wrong in terms of faith and morals (only) because he's the top dog, head honcho, etc.
Can't tell much about a cardinal never heard of before, but there are certainly storm clouds forming in Argentina, especially in the matter of the 'disappeared' during the years of the military junta ruling. How come the Glob isn't wondering about such an issue as local politics in Buenos Aires?
Whoops.. . . Sorry, missed the separate story about the new Pope and the years of the Argentine military junta.
He who doesn’t pray to the Lord prays to the devil.’’ I guess the Buddhists and Hindus are the first to be thrown under the bus. Here comes world peace.