Thursday, 14 March 2013

How MIssional is the New Pope?



Pope Francis has some exemplary qualities as a leader, he didn’t want the job of Pope and did everything he could to avoid getting elected the previous time –apparently making an emotional appeal to the other cardinals. He is known for his humility, prayerfulness and love of the poor. He has sought to live a simple life and refused chauffeur driven cars and bishops palaces preferring the bus and his own cooking to employing servants. He is also against going back to latin only services. For these reasons and the fact he is a Jesuit from South America he has a lot to commend him. He has a huge amount of influence on others in his new position and has been called evangelical and evangelistic. We protestants will not agree with his theology concerning Mary and no doubt some other issues but can certainly pray for God to use him for his purposes.

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