My thoughts on Pope Francis I, for what they're worth.
~He looks a bit like Yogi Berra.
~It's kinda nifty he chose a new name from the list of Saints. He'll be the First instead of the Sixteenth or Second.
~CBS news should learn that Jorge is pronounced "Hor-hay" not "Hor-gay" before the next conclave.
~I'm happy that the Cardinals chose someone from outside of Europe, considering Latin America has the largest population of Catholics in the world.
~Seeing that most of my guy friends attended the local Jesuit high school, it's also quite exciting to have our first Jesuit Pope ever.
~Every article I've read noted the Vatican was looking for a younger and more involved Pope that would be able to involve more young people in the church. However, it seems the reports were wrong since the Cardinals chose a 76 year old who's known for living quietly and modestly.
~While he seems like a wonderful person, his assertions that homosexuality, contraception and abortion are wrong in every situation and gay couples adopting is discriminatory towards children, make him just another conservative head of church. What the church needed was someone to lead them towards the 21st century. Unfortunately, I think we'll be in the same situation we are in now, for a bit longer.
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