Habemus Papam

The white smoke did not bring any special joy but the announcement made me joyful. There are some reasons that I am happy about him. It is not all those leading candidates indicated in media and bets placed who became at last the pope but a simple, humble and a man of social justice.

I need to just put some facts here that could give an indication of the goodness of Pope Francis.

• ·         He is s son of an immigrant Italian (From Turin to Buenos Aires)
• ·         He is simply known as Father Jorge.
• ·         A pope outside Europe after 1282 years
• ·         As a Latin American, he is from this 46% (according to CNN and according to Pew Forum of religion and public life it is 39%) Catholics of the whole world who were never represented and this brings justice to them.
• ·         Undisputedly accepted fact that he was the voice of the poor in Argentina.
• ·         He washed the feet of the AIDS patients on the holy Thursday and set an example
• ·         He lived in an apartment like a poor man renouncing the bishops palace
• ·         He gave up his chauffeured Limousine in favor of the public transport travelling with the general public
• ·         He cooked his own meals
• ·         First pope to adopt the name of Francis after Francis of Assisi
• ·         Broke the tradition by seeking the prayer of the people first before blessing them

There can be a lot to add but these were some important matters from his life that caught my attention.

I would pray with a happy heart and seek God’s blessing upon the church at this historic moment and thank God for helping the church with a person with such a heart for the poor and to give a pope who is liberal on social justice.