He maintains that the Church should be more open and welcoming for members of the LGBT community, and favors legal recognition of same-sex couples. 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[33] Bergoglio has said that, as a young seminarian, he had a crush on a girl he met and briefly doubted about continuing the religious career. When told that there’s a children’s book supposedly written by a cat that once belonged to Benedict, and asked if perhaps the dog who went to seminary with Francis would publish his own book, she offered an answer summing up the amazement she still feels about the ‘tsunami’ that’s capsized her life: “Listen, at this stage, nothing seems impossible.”, (For the record, she said she’s turned down numerous offers to do her own book, with vintage Bergoglio humility: “I’m a housewife, for God’s sake!”). There’s not one determining moment. Où est-elle? [393][e], On 19 March 2016, Francis became the first pope to create an Instagram account. The administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him to be a political rival. I think he’s happy with the responsibility he’s been given, but he’s also very conscious of what a burden it is. [36] After his novitiate in the Society of Jesus, Bergoglio officially became a Jesuit on 12 March 1960, when he made the religious profession of the initial, perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience of a member of the order. The motto of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy also plays a central role. [256], Francis presided over his fifth consistory for the elevation of 14 new cardinals on 28 June 2018. Adds Pope Francis’s sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, 65, “I can tell you that he listens to tango in his office while he works.” “He lives very austerely. With his April 2015 papal bull of indiction, Misericordiae Vultus (Latin: "The Face of Mercy"), Francis inaugurated a Special Jubilee Year of Mercy, to run from 8 December 2015, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to the last Sunday before Advent and the Solemnity of the Feast of Christ the King of the Universe on 20 November 2016. Of that total number at the time of their elevation, 13 were under the age of eighty and four were over the age of eighty. He is the first pope since Pope Pius X to live outside the papal apartments. He continued to assert Catholic doctrine, in less dramatic tone than his recent predecessors, who maintained that the Catholic Church is not a democracy of popular opinion. Francis himself later said that he wanted the office of almoner to receive the red hat going forward as it was an important arm of the Vatican. The first eleven were under the age of eighty, and therefore, were eligible to vote in a future papal conclave while the last three were over the age of eighty, and thus, ineligible to vote in a papal conclave. [255], The pope presided over a fourth consistory for the elevation of five new cardinals on the afternoon of 28 June 2017. (Follow John Allen on Twitter: @JohnLAllenJr), Send your thoughts and reactions to Letters to the Editor. On the coins it would read, "Tribute from the Argentine People to Pope Francis." [341], Since 2016, Francis has also been contrasted with US President Donald Trump,[342] elected that year, with some conservative critics drawing comparisons between the two. “Because I wanted him back!”. He changed history. Vatican Secretary of State's homosexuality remarks reveal perplexing gulf, Liam Neeson sees God as love, not a stern master, She confessed that heading into the conclave, she was actually cheering for another candidate to be the first Latin American pope: Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer of Brazil, whom she said she always admired because he seemed to be on the side of the poor. [152] Cardinal Christoph Schönborn later said that Bergoglio was elected following two supernatural signs, one in the conclave and hence confidential, and a Latin-American couple of friends of Schönborn who whispered Bergoglio's name in Schönborn's ear; Schönborn commented "if these people say Bergoglio, that's an indication of the Holy Spirit". [172] Francis abolished the bonuses paid to Vatican employees upon the election of a new pope, amounting to several million Euros, opting instead to donate the money to charity. You mention the abuse cases. Francis supported the use of force to stop Islamic militants from attacking religious minorities in Iraq. [139][168] In February 2014, it was reported that Bergoglio, had he been elected in 2005, would have chosen the pontifical name of "John XXIV" in honor of John XXIII. That it wasn't an easy thing to do. [300] Francis has never officially pronounced support for gay civil unions. You know, no one’s asked me that before. What I’ll miss is our weekly phone calls, if he’s not able to make them as often. The day before he left for Rome, he called me and we had the same conversation we always have when he’s leaving for a while: ‘Have nice trip, and I’ll see you when you get back. The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. [43] Before taking up this new appointment, he spent the first three months of 1980 in Ireland to learn English, staying at the Jesuit Centre at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin. Pope Francis' sibling – Maria Elena Bergoglio – made the shock revelation in 2013 as the Vatican chief came under fire from critics. [323][324] Francis subsequently announced that dicastery prefects would be appointed for a single five-year term, and replaced Müller at the end of his term in 2017 with Luis Ladaria Ferrer. [70] It was celebrated weekly. [174], On 13 April 2013, he named eight cardinals to a new Council of Cardinal Advisers to advise him on revising the organizational structure of the Roman Curia. [337][338] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said cooperating with the Chinese Communist Party puts the pope's moral authority at risk. Que pense-t-elle de son frère? "[360] The Vatican signed a treaty recognizing the state of Palestine. [180], On the first Holy Thursday following his election, Francis washed and kissed the feet of ten male and two female juvenile offenders, not all Catholic, aged from 14 to 21, imprisoned at Rome's Casal del Marmo detention facility, telling them the ritual of foot washing is a sign that he is at their service. [222], On 8 December 2020 on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis published the apostolic letter Patris corde ("With a Father's Heart"). [197], The Catholic Church in England and Wales as of April 2014[update] had refused to publish results of this survey; a Church spokesman said a senior Vatican official had expressly asked for summaries to remain confidential, and that orders had come from the pope that the information should not be made public until after October. [253] The consistory was a rare occasion in which Francis and his predecessor, Benedict XVI, appeared together in public. [19][20] His niece, Cristina Bergoglio, is a painter based in Madrid, Spain. [163][164] Bergoglio had previously expressed his admiration for St. Francis, explaining that "He brought to Christianity an idea of poverty against the luxury, pride, vanity of the civil and ecclesiastical powers of the time. He’s not going to come to our house! I’m not planning a trip right now. It’s not that I have any specific health problem, but my doctor told me I was getting overly tired and stressed. [219], On 30 September 2020, he published the apostolic letter Scripturae sacrae affectus to celebrate the 16th centenary of the death of Jerome. [156] He also wore the same iron pectoral cross that he had worn as archbishop of Buenos Aires, rather than the gold one worn by his predecessors. Maria Elena Bergoglio. She told the Clarín newspaper: "There is no information and Justice couldn't prove it. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Also, I’d like to express how grateful I am to Benedict XVI, because he did all the hard work. [254], Francis presided over the third consistory of his papacy on 19 November 2016, elevating 17 new cardinals. [120] In 2006, Bergoglio helped the fellow Jesuit Joaquín Piña to win the elections in the Misiones Province and prevent an amendment of the local constitution that would allow indefinite re-elections. I’ve never thought about calling his brother, but I’m sure it would be a very interesting phone call. In the oratorio, Pope Franziskus suggests a bridge from the crucifixion scene on Golgotha to the suffering of the present. María Elena Bergoglio, the sole surviving sibling of the former cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, said she had prayed fervently for her brother not to be made pope … More ominously, when critics suggested that her brother had been complicit in Argentina’s military junta, Maria Elena testily pointed out that her family emigrated from Italy because their father was opposed to fascism … the clear suggestion being that Jorge Mario Bergoglio would never betray his father’s memory by cozying up to dictators. Have you noticed that too? [346], In response to criticism from Venezuela's bishops, President Nicolás Maduro said in 2017 that he had the support of Francis. He attended the technical secondary school Escuela Técnica Industrial N° 27 Hipólito Yrigoyen,[23] named after a past Argentine president, and graduated with a chemical technician's diploma[7][24][25] (not a master's degree in chemistry, as some media outlets incorrectly reported). [119] Kirchner celebrated the national day elsewhere the following year and the Mass in the cathedral was suspended. In 2019 Francis' apostolic constitution Episcopalis communio allowed that the final document of a synod may become magisterial teaching simply with papal approval. Francis continued his previous practice of elevating cardinals from the peripheries with an emphasis again on Asia and Africa, such as Patrick D'Rozario from Bangladesh and Dieudonné Nzapalainga from the Central African Republic, while also naming the first three American cardinals of his papacy and only one Curial appointment. Most of the Argentine society cheered it, but the pro-government newspaper Página/12 published renewed allegations about the Dirty War, and the president of the National Library described a global conspiracy theory. [366], On 24 May 2017, Francis met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Vatican City, where they discussed the contributions of Catholics to the United States and to the world. [392], Francis presided over his first joint public wedding ceremony in a Nuptial Mass for 20 couples from the Archdiocese of Rome on 14 September 2014, just a few weeks before the start of the 5–19 October Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. [423], Pope Francis: A Man of His Word is a documentary film with Swiss-Italian-French-German co-production, co-written and directed by Wim Wenders. The group included several known as critics of Vatican operations and only one member of the Curia. Religion News Service. He always chose the poor people, no matter what, and frankly in this country it can cost you to speak out in favor of the poor. How many times have you talked to your brother since he became pope? "[290]:31–32 His papal motto Miserando atque eligendo ("by having mercy and by choosing") contains a central theme of his papacy, God's mercy,[291][292] While maintaining the Church's traditional teaching against abortion, Francis, has referred to the "obsession" of some Catholics with a few issues like "abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods" which "do not show the heart of the message of Jesus Christ.”[293]. [395] He broke records after having gained over one million followers in under twelve hours of the account being up. [181] This was the first time that a pope had included women in this ritual; although he had already done so when he was archbishop. [311] Francis has admitted that the Church "arrived late" in dealing with sexual abuse cases. For all those wondering if her brother is strong enough to really get control of the Vatican, she says he’s plenty tough enough: “Personally he’s got a strong character, and he’s also got a deep belief in his convictions that’s unbreakable,” she said. Yes, back then he was really afraid he wouldn’t come back, because everyone was talking about Cardinal Bergoglio as a possible successor to John Paul II. [154] During his first appearance as pontiff on the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica, he wore a white cassock, not the red, ermine-trimmed mozzetta[154][155] used by previous popes. Listen, at this stage, nothing seems impossible! As an archbishop, Bergoglio celebrated the annual Mass at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral on the First National Government holiday, 25 May. They say the pope's simplicity and humility and closeness to the people are all good things, but they’re wondering if he’s tough enough to lead – if he has the strength to make the hard decisions you have to make as pope.
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