He already has a renamed Wiki: Pope Francis

I've never actually been on a Wiki when a name was changed. Them folks are quick.

He already has a renamed Wiki: Pope Francis

I've never actually been on a Wiki when a name was changed. Them folks are quick.

Per Vatican Radio, the name is after Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuits.

Bergoglio has supported the social justice ethos of Latin American Catholicism, including a robust defense of the poor. “We live in the most unequal part of the world, which has grown the most yet reduced misery the least,” Bergoglio said during a gathering of Latin American bishops in 2007. “The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers.”

The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Francis I, was runner-up in 2005 conclave. The National Catholic Reporter profiled Bergoglio at the start of the month:

After the dust settled from the election of Benedict XVI, various reports identified the Argentine Jesuit as the main challenger to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. One cardinal later said the conclave had been "something of a horse race" between Ratzinger and Bergoglio, and an anonymous conclave diary splashed across the Italian media in September 2005 claimed that Bergoglio received 40 votes on the third ballot, just before Ratzinger crossed the two-thirds threshold and became pope.

Though it's hard to say how seriously one should take the specifics, the general consensus is that Bergoglio was indeed the "runner-up" last time around. He appealed to conservatives in the College of Cardinals as a man who had held the line against liberalizing currents among the Jesuits, and to moderates as a symbol of the church's commitment to the developing world.

"We live in the most unequal part of the world, which has grown the most yet reduced misery the least," Bergoglio said during a gathering of Latin American bishops in 2007. "The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers."

Bergoglio is seen an unwaveringly orthodox on matters of sexual morality, staunchly opposing abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. In 2010 he asserted that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children, earning a public rebuke from Argentina's President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Environmental pollution
Genetic manipulation
Accumulating excessive wealth
Inflicting poverty
Drug trafficking and consumption
Morally debatable experiments
Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

My initial feeling is that the choice is about as good as could reasonably be hoped for, but not nearly as good as many people have hoped for, or might be needed.

I would be surprised if there's not a greater focus on social justice in a broad sense. I'm not hopeful as far as change on issues related to women or to the LGBT community.

At the same time, it's probably important to keep in mind the Jesuit tendency toward ruthless pragmatism.

At the same time, it's probably important to keep in mind the Jesuit tendency toward ruthless pragmatism.

Today the first pope from the Americas, Cardinal Juan Bergoglio of Argentina was elected by the conclave of the cardinals to be the next pope. He is the first non-European pope in the history of Catholicism and the first pope from the Western Hemisphere.
Aside from being a remarkable person in his own right, Bergoglio, who will go by Francis the 1st, in memory of St. Francis of Asissi, will be a formidable force standing in the way of the proliferation of the Socialism and Communism.
If you recall, Pope John Paul the second, who came from the Communist Poland, was the lifeline, the breathe of fresh air and a strong force for reforms, towards democratization and freedoms in the Eastern Europe.
Today we are seeing an attack of the Socialist regimes. Castro and Chavez regimes made a mockery of the civil rights and free press and any sensible economy in Cuba nad Venezuela. Under Dilma Rousseff in Brazil and Christina Fernandez Kirchner in Argentina, both of the most populated South American countries are going towards the socialism. Obama, of course is preaching the distribution of wealth, ransacked the treasury and softening and prepping the U.S. economy to the complete bankruptcy through insane spending and to subsequent socialist or communist takeover. the press in the U.S. is as free as Stalinist Pravda.
Bergoglio, who is known as the people’s cardinal, who gave up his private automobile for public transportation, who cooks his own meals, is known as a people’s cardinal and has a huge following.
It will be an interesting time, to see possible realignment of forces in the aftermath of passing of Chavez and election of Bergoglio, Francis the 1st, as the next pope.
by Dr. Orly Taitz

Quizás peco de humildad al decir que soy un simple representante de Dios en La Tierra al igual que Dios lo es de mí en El Cielo.

— Jorge M Bergoglio (@JMBergoglio) March 13, 2013

The tweet, vis Google Translate, reads:

“Maybe sin of humility to say I’m just a representative of God on earth as God is with me in Heaven.”

The dentist wrote:
...Bergoglio, who will go by Francis the 1st, in memory of St. Francis of Asissi,...