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White smoke! Cardinals elect a new Pope to oversee the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics

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Identity of new spiritual leader remains a mystery. Pope will step out publicly in minutes.



By Christina Boyle / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 2:06 PM




VATICAN CITY — White smoke billowed over the Vatican Wednesday night, indicating Habemus Papam — we have a Pope.

The 115 cardinal-electors notified the world of their decision with the customary puff of fumata bianca, though the identity of the new Pope was not revealed immediately.

After the election, the new Pope is typically escorted into an ante-room and given time to pray and select his papal name.

Next, the new Pope will make his first public appearance as the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics when he steps onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Thousands are awaiting the appearance of the 266th pope in St. Peter’s Square.

The puff of white smoke came after the cardinals had voted five times, starting Thuesday night and continuing with four votes Wednesday.

It was not immediately clear how the winning cardinal reached the 77-vote threshold.



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/new-pope-article-1.1287399

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Very exciting.....I pray the cardinals followed God's will and made the right decision.  I'm not sure the Catholic church could handle another scandal.  

I fully agree Shab.

 

I'm watching live tv here on my computer so I'll try to give you Name and Nationality as soon as it's announced.. I'll try my best.

Don't honestly know how long I'll have to wait .....

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Congrats, Umberto!

I am assuming you are Catholic. We need a pope who will be modern, end overpopulation and sex scandals. Agree?

Course I agree....We need a lot more than just what you mentioned.......Now.....Someone is coming out  ... to give announcement...

 

St.Peter Sq is PACKED and also all the streets nearby

Nobody came out as of yet... Just that the room where the Cardinal announcing the news is supposed to come out from  lighted up and People exploded with a shout....

 

In waiting mode........A matter of a few mins now I'd guess....

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Ok.....Cardinal Tourain is out ... Cardinal Bergollo.... From Argentina... Papal name is Franciscus.

 

Habemus Papam.



Ok.....Cardinal Tourain is out ... Cardinal Bergollo.... From Argentina..... Born 1936.... Papal name is Franciscus.

 

Habemus Papam.

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Pope Francis I from Argentina.... Will be called Pope Francis the First  (in english....)

Yup named after St. Francis of a Assisi (the son of a weathy man who lived with little possessions) This new Pope is humble with an interesting backgroud. He's gonna shake them up and shake them down.  He didn't wear the red cape with the fur lining either...first one in what did they say, 18th century....LOL  Making a statement ASAP...!!!!

 

They said he was unhappy with priests who would not baptise a children out of wedlock and that the mother had to go from church to church to find a priest who would do this. Good for him.!!!!

 

He said, didn't Jesus love the sinners and lepers???....OH YEAH baby!!!! ..he's gonna shake down that Catholic Church in a good way.....so happy to see this... :peace:

 

I thought they gave them the name but apparently it said they choose it.

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Pope Francis the First.  I don't think he is going to be an old hard liner.  He has already broken with tradition by taking a new papal name.  Being a practicing catholic myself (always practicing because I'll probably never get it right) I look forward to what will happen.  Coming from the New World, being the first non European Pope, and being a Jesuit, I think you will find him much more flexible and open than people expect.

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Just the fact that he is a Jesuit is very impressive.

It was the Jesuits that brought Christianity to the four corners of the earth.

Their courage and faith was renowned through out the globe.

The native people of the 6 nations were in awe of them. 

The courage the would show as they died in our fires was greater

then the bravest of warriors. Because of this the Indian people accepted 

this new god in to their hearts. 

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Yup named after St. Francis of a Assisi (the son of a weathy man who lived with little possessions) This new Pope is humble with an interesting backgroud. He's gonna shake them up and shake them down.  He didn't wear the red cape with the fur lining either...first one in what did they say, 18th century....LOL  Making a statement ASAP...!!!!

Going to argue a little with you on this one Goldie.  I think it might be St Francis de Sales.   He counseled charity over penance as a means of progressing in the spiritual life. This fits in more with the Jesuit tradtion than ST Francis of Assi's povery and obedience.

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Yup named after St. Francis of a Assisi (the son of a weathy man who lived with little possessions) This new Pope is humble with an interesting backgroud. He's gonna shake them up and shake them down.  He didn't wear the red cape with the fur lining either...first one in what did they say, 18th century....LOL  Making a statement ASAP...!!!!

 

They said he was unhappy with priests who would not baptise a children out of wedlock and that the mother had to go from church to church to find a priest who would do this. Good for him.!!!!

 

He said, didn't Jesus love the sinners and lepers???....OH YEAH baby!!!! ..he's gonna shake down that Catholic Church in a good way.....so happy to see this... :peace:

 

I thought they gave them the name but apparently it said they choose it.

Great post.  I could not agree more.  I pray that the new church will begin to hold priests accountable fot their actions.  They can not continue to pro

tect these folks by moving them around.  If the church wants to gain back it's credibility and it's followers, they need to start excommunicating the pedaphiles.  In my eyes, once a priest commits a sin like that, not only are they no longer a priest, but they are no longer worthy of a life outside of a jail cell.

Go get em Pope Francis !!!!!

Pope Francis the First.  I don't think he is going to be an old hard liner.  He has already broken with tradition by taking a new papal name.  Being a practicing catholic myself (always practicing because I'll probably never get it right) I look forward to what will happen.  Coming from the New World, being the first non European Pope, and being a Jesuit, I think you will find him much more flexible and open than people expect.

Excellent post.  I pray you are right.  We need change and a lot of it.

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