Rockford’s Bishop Malloy issues statement on election of new pope
Posted By Brandon Reid On March 13, 2013 @ 2:56 pm In Happening Now, Local News | No Comments
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Catholic cardinals in the Vatican City selected Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, cardinal from Argentina, as the new pope Wednesday, March 13.
Bergoglio, 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, is the first leader of the church ever chosen from South America. Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, is also the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years. He will be called Pope Francis I.
“I would like to thank you for your embrace,” said Francis, dressed in white. He thanked his fellow cardinals, saying they “have chosen one from far away, but here I am.”
Francis was chosen after two days of voting by 115 cardinals who were under the age of 60 and eligible to vote.
Rockford’s Bishop David J. Malloy issued the following statement upon learning of the election of Pope Francis I:
“It is with great joy and thanksgiving that I join all Catholics of the world in welcoming our new universal shepherd, Pope Francis I. The awesome responsibility entrusted to him and the 265 holy men before him truly affect all people of the world. Congratulations to the cardinals of the world who, in concert with the Holy Spirit, chose this new successor to St. Peter. Now, may that same Holy Spirit guide our Holy Father as he takes up the cross of his office and the concerns of the church in the world through his prayer, his action, his charity and in his love for Christ and all of us.”
The previous pope, Pope Benedict, 85, ended his eight-year papacy last month, saying he was no longer up to the rigors of the job. He was the first pontiff in 598 years to resign.
Posted March 13, 2013
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