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| Pope Francis lays out vision of 'poor church' working for the people | Pope Francis lays out vision of 'poor church' working for the people |
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| Pope Francis described on Saturday how he was inspired to take the name of Saint Francis of Assisi by the importance of helping the poor. | Pope Francis described on Saturday how he was inspired to take the name of Saint Francis of Assisi by the importance of helping the poor. |
| At his first press conference in the Vatican, Pope Francis broke from his prepared comments to describe the final hours of the conclave that elected him pope. He said: "Let me tell you a story." | At his first press conference in the Vatican, Pope Francis broke from his prepared comments to describe the final hours of the conclave that elected him pope. He said: "Let me tell you a story." |
| Francis said he was comforted by his friend, Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, as it appeared the voting was favouring him and it seemed "a bit dangerous" that he would reach the two-thirds necessary to be elected. | Francis said he was comforted by his friend, Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, as it appeared the voting was favouring him and it seemed "a bit dangerous" that he would reach the two-thirds necessary to be elected. |
| "He hugged me. He kissed me. He said don't forget about the poor," Francis recalled. "And that's how in my heart came the name Francis of Assisi." | "He hugged me. He kissed me. He said don't forget about the poor," Francis recalled. "And that's how in my heart came the name Francis of Assisi." |
| He said some people have asked why he took the name, Francis, since it also could suggest references to other figures including the co-founder of the pope's Jesuit order, Francis Xavier. But he said his intention came to his heart as an inspiration immediately after the election. St. Francis of Assisi, the pope said, was "the man of the poor. The man of peace. The man who loved and cared for creation and in this moment we don't have such a great relationship with the creator. The man who gives us this spirit of peace, the poor man who wanted a poor church." | He said some people have asked why he took the name, Francis, since it also could suggest references to other figures including the co-founder of the pope's Jesuit order, Francis Xavier. But he said his intention came to his heart as an inspiration immediately after the election. St. Francis of Assisi, the pope said, was "the man of the poor. The man of peace. The man who loved and cared for creation and in this moment we don't have such a great relationship with the creator. The man who gives us this spirit of peace, the poor man who wanted a poor church." |
| He then joked that some other cardinals suggested other names: Hadrian VI, after a great church reformer, a reference to the need for the pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy. Someone else suggested Clement XV, to counter Clement XIV who suppressed the Jesuit order. | He then joked that some other cardinals suggested other names: Hadrian VI, after a great church reformer, a reference to the need for the pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy. Someone else suggested Clement XV, to counter Clement XIV who suppressed the Jesuit order. |
| The gathering in the Vatican begins a busy week for the pontiff that includes a meeting on 23 March with his predecessor at the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting will be private, but every comment and gesture on the sidelines will be scrutinised for hints of how the unprecedented relationship will take shape between the emeritus pontiff and his successor. | The gathering in the Vatican begins a busy week for the pontiff that includes a meeting on 23 March with his predecessor at the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting will be private, but every comment and gesture on the sidelines will be scrutinised for hints of how the unprecedented relationship will take shape between the emeritus pontiff and his successor. |
| Benedict has been out of the public eye since officially leaving the papacy on 28 Febuary and the Vatican dismissed any suggestion that the former pope helped shaped the discussions inside the secret gathering of cardinals that selected Buenos Aires Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio on Wednesday as the first pontiff from Latin America. Vatican officials said there was no contact between the papal electors and Benedict before the conclave. | Benedict has been out of the public eye since officially leaving the papacy on 28 Febuary and the Vatican dismissed any suggestion that the former pope helped shaped the discussions inside the secret gathering of cardinals that selected Buenos Aires Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio on Wednesday as the first pontiff from Latin America. Vatican officials said there was no contact between the papal electors and Benedict before the conclave. |
| The pope will also meet Christina Fernandez, the president of Francis's homeland Argentina on Monday, the eve of his formal installation as pontiff. The pope has criticised Fernandez over her support for liberal measures such as gay marriage and free contraceptives. | The pope will also meet Christina Fernandez, the president of Francis's homeland Argentina on Monday, the eve of his formal installation as pontiff. The pope has criticised Fernandez over her support for liberal measures such as gay marriage and free contraceptives. |
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