The Bishop for Saint John diocese calls the choice of Argentina’s Cardinal Bergoglio as the new Pope “exciting”.
Robert Harris tells CHSJ News by choosing the name Francis it recalls St. Francis of Assissi who served the poor and was called to rebuild the church in the 11th century.
He says in Argentina as the Archbishop he lived a simple life cooking his own meals and taking the bus to work.
Harris says it was a powerful message when he stepped out on the balcony in just a white cossack and a simple cross and led the crowd in prayer.
