The results are in, folks: Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina has officially been elected Pope Francis I, making him the 266th pope and the first Latin American ever appointed to the office. I'm not Catholic, of course, but this is living history, and I happen to be very excited about it.
May God bless you, and peace be with you.
Hi Cara! Love your blog (in fact, I included you in my Theology Blogs 2013 list http://wildernessfound.com/theology-blogs-worth-reading-2013/).
ReplyDeleteJust a note (and, feel free to send this comment to the trash - I couldn't find your email anywhere so I am contacting you this way) Francis I isn't the first non-European Pope. Just the first one since Christopher Columbus went for his little boat ride. The Washington Post covered this misconception here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/13/sorry-jorge-mario-bergoglio-is-not-the-first-non-european-pope/
Again, LOVE your blog. Thanks for keeping it up!
Thanks for the correction! And thank you very much for including me on your blog list--that's incredibly kind of you! I'll be sure to check out your website! I'm also going to add a "Contact Me" page with my email and other information (so thanks for that reminder, as well).
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