A New Pope

And he's from Argentina. Which is where I am. People here are very excited. There have long new specials. When I talked to my host mom about it she was said that she foresaw many changes coming under Francis. In addition to being the first Pope from outside Europe, he is the first Jesuit pope. She is also happy about this, because she says that Jesuits are generally more modern. I have heard that the new Pope is very charismatic and very down to earth (the example being he doesn't own a car and uses public transportation).

I can assure that if I were in the US, I would not care as much. I would still read about it and what not. But being here is just exciting. The vast majority of people are Catholic so it's a big deal to almost everyone. A serious reason for national pride in a way that it wouldn't be in the US. People are happy about it. I can't help but be happy with them.

Here's a NYTimes Article