[413], On 21 October 2020, the documentary Francesco directed by film producer Evgeny Afineevsky premiered. The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. In 2008, Bergoglio called for national reconciliation during disturbances in the country's agricultural regions, which the government interpreted as a support for anti-government demonstrators. [200][201] Francis appointed a commission to advise him about reform of the Bank,[200][201] and the finance consulting firm Promontory Financial Group was assigned to carry out a comprehensive investigation of all customer contacts of the bank on these facts. ", "Pope Francis insists same-sex marriage 'disfigures God's plan for creation, "Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement", "Mexico broadcaster: Pope's civil union quote not broadcast", "Pope Francis Calls for Civil Union Law for Same-Sex Couples, in Shift From Vatican Stance", "Vatican breaks silence, explains Pope Francis' civil union comments", "Pope Francis Endorses Use Of Force Against ISIS In Iraq", "Civil war in the Vatican as conservatives battle Francis for the soul of Catholicism", "Conservative criticism intensifies against Pope Francis", "How Pope Francis and his conservative critics may both be right", "Anti-reform cardinals 'want the Pope to quit, "Why Pope Francis scares some conservatives", "Why do some Catholics oppose Pope Francis? 7 February 1948), the pope's only living sibling, they did not emigrate for economic reasons. [403], Wake Up! Bergoglio asked for an interview with Puerta, and had a positive impression of him. It is from this proposition that the moral consequences then flow.". Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants. [35] Bergoglio studied at the archdiocesan seminary, Inmaculada Concepción Seminary, in Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires, and, after three years, entered the Society of Jesus as a novice on 11 March 1958. He also said that evolution "is not inconsistent with the notion of creation.". He is the son of Italian immigrants. Jorge Mario Bergoglio could be known as “The Pope of First” because of his record setting appointment. [291][292] The statement was also interpreted as supportive of LGBT adoption.[4][5][293]. He was the first Pope of Latin America, the first Pope to be a Spanish-speaking Pope, the first Jesuit to choose the name of Saint Francis of Assisi, and the great evangelist of the Society of Jesus. During his 15 years as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis never sought the title for any of his priests. This consistory was noteworthy for the fact that, with the pope continuing the trend of elevating cardinals from a diverse range of areas, no cardinals elevated are of the Roman Curia, and one was a mere auxiliary bishop. Pope says it's because he's tone-deaf", "Pope Francis to live in Vatican guesthouse, not papal apartments", "Pope Francis opts for Vatican guesthouse instead of spacious papal apartment", "Habemus Papam! "[356] The Vatican signed a treaty recognizing the state of Palestine. He is also the first from the Americas,[134] and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. Francis issued another titled Maiorem hac dilectionem which created a new path towards canonization for certain causes. After expressing support of breastfeeding in public during the annual Holy Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in 2017, the Pope made similar comments during the 2018 ceremony. [123] On the day before his inauguration as pope, Bergoglio, now Francis, had a private meeting with Kirchner. She was canonized in 2000. Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s total support for the lockdown state’s imposition of a Red Chinese-style totalitarianism is part of the “dreams” he has for a world without conflict, a world where the omniscient elite can control the lives, liberty, and property of others … [71], On 8 November 2005, Bergoglio was elected president of the Argentine Episcopal Conference for a three-year term (2005–08). Cindy Wooden (26 November 2013) "A summary of the key issues raised by Pope in Evangelii Gaudium",. [81] He was known to be devoted to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and he enclosed a small picture of her in the letters he wrote, calling her "a great missionary saint". Francis also nominated the first African American cardinal (Gregory), while naming the first Conventual Franciscan (Gambetti) in almost 160 years, and the first from Siena (Lojudice) since 1801. [104] Since Francis became pope, Gonzalo Mosca[105] and José Caravias[106] have related to journalists accounts of how Bergoglio helped them flee the Argentine dictatorship. [156] He also wore the same iron pectoral cross that he had worn as archbishop of Buenos Aires, rather than the gold one worn by his predecessors. pp. Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio,[b] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. [132] But Bergoglio had come in second to Cardinal Ratzinger on all the ballots in the 2005 conclave, appearing as the only other viable candidate. [389] In 2019 Francis held a conference on the World Day of Social Communications highlighting the pros and cons of social media and urging users to use it as a source that liberates rather than enslaves. There, he was greeted by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in a welcome ceremony and later circulated in downtown Rio in order to be "close to the people.". [145], Francis chose not to live in the official papal residence in the Apostolic Palace, but to remain in the Vatican guest house, in a suite in which he can receive visitors and hold meetings. To date, he has beatified more than three dozen people, including Óscar Romero, a priest from El Salvador who was assassinated in 1980 because of his espousal of liberation theology and his activism to protect marginalized people. [363] At the 2017 World Food Day ceremony, Francis reiterated that "we see the consequences [of climate change] every day" and that we "know how the problems are to be faced ... [t]hanks to scientific knowledge." News circulated about the fact that he returned to the boarding house where he had been staying to pay his bill personally, rather than send an assistant, and that he would choose to live in a simple two-room apartment rather than the luxurious papal accommodations in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. And while improving and protecting the environment will be difficult, the situation is not hopeless, according to Pope Francis. [361], In January 2017, Francis demanded the resignation of Matthew Festing, the 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Francis continued in the tradition of the Second Vatican Council and of the papacies since the Council in dialoguing and cooperating with leaders of other Christian faiths and of other religions, and with those claiming no religious belief. De la Rúa asked the Church to promote a dialogue between the leaders of economic and political sectors to find a solution for the crisis. He attended the technical secondary school Escuela Técnica Industrial N° 27 Hipólito Yrigoyen,[23] named after a past President of Argentina, and graduated with a Chemical Technician's Diploma[7][24][25] (not a master's degree in Chemistry, as some media outlets incorrectly reported). Bergoglio was never mentioned. [72] He was reelected to another three-year term on 11 November 2008. Despite the study, the Supreme Court of Argentina upheld the conviction. [280] He strongly opposed clericalism[281] and made women full members of the Church's dicasteries in Rome. [368][369][370], Popular mainstream media frequently portray Francis either as a progressive papal reformer or with liberal, moderate values. [174], On 13 April 2013, he named eight cardinals to a new Council of Cardinal Advisers to advise him on revising the organizational structure of the Roman Curia. 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