White Smoke, Some Clouds; Pope Francis  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8827 (Mar. 2013), page 55-56.
Topik: Popes; Appointments & Personnel Changes; Personal Profiles; Religious Organizations; Catholicism; Social Responsibility

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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became the 266th pontiff on March 13th, broke new ground with more than just his choice of papal name, Francis. He is the first Jesuit to become pope; and the first non-European since the 8th century (when the office was conferred on Syrian-born Gregory III). He is also the first pope from Latin America, the continent which accounts for 40% of the world's 1.2 billion baptised Catholics. At the age of 76, Francis is old enough to be considered another transitional leader, but vigorous enough to leave an enduring mark on the world's largest Christian church. His first words from the balcony at the front of St Peter's basilica could not have been more disarming. Argentina is indeed far from Rome. It was in a middle-class area of Buenos Aires in 1936 that the young Bergoglio was born. Like Benedict, the new pope regards evangelisation as a priority. He himself has a deserved reputation for personal simplicity. The new pope has a reputation for political shrewdness; he has long experience of running a big archdiocese. But the message of Benedict's tenure, and its unhappy end, is that the Vatican, which should be the pope's greatest earthly succour, is his most pressing problem.

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