Soooo - the new Pope is the first South American, the first Jesuit and the first Francis. Not a bad start as such and certainly a surprise.
Whatever all that means, he certainly isn't "Peter the Roman" and was only an outside chance. The media will certainly try to dig up any dirt they may find - and one accusation has surfaced already, being that he somehow he somehow colluded with the Argentine Military Dictatorship back in the 70s. See this Wikipedia article (under Relations with the Argentine government. Murky stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bergoglio
Sooo - thoughts, theories, conspiracies anyone?
It's been described by one expert as "the most stunning choice", because of its links to St Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century reformer who lived in poverty and told followers: "Preach the Gospel always; if necessary, use words."
Just like there's been no Pope Peter since the first one in 33AD, so too did incoming pontiffs shy away from the name Francis – because St Francis' deeds were seen as "irrepeatable".
"The new pope is sending a signal that this will not be business as usual," Vatican expert John Allen told CNN.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/popes-stunn ... z2NULxbzEH
Whatever all that means, he certainly isn't "Peter the Roman" and was only an outside chance. The media will certainly try to dig up any dirt they may find - and one accusation has surfaced already, being that he somehow he somehow colluded with the Argentine Military Dictatorship back in the 70s. See this Wikipedia article (under Relations with the Argentine government. Murky stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bergoglio
Sooo - thoughts, theories, conspiracies anyone?