Tân Giáo hoàng

Allwyn Fernandes đã mô tả:

- về đêm hôm qua, đêm xuất hiện vị tân giáo hoàng: "What a night it is! One a.m. and a new Pope who clearly brings new hope to many of us who have been in touch with each other on the phone wondering what this conclave will bring..."

- về cung cách sống của ngài: "What a man! He travels to bus for work , cooks his own meals and first asks for the blessings of the people he will lead, by asking for their prayers and then bows deeply before them, before he gives them his own blessing."

- về nụ cười của ngài: "And he smiled! What a smile! Clearly, a man who knows his own mind, is not afraid of expressing himself and will clearly lead by example! Clearly self-assured -- that came out very strongly. An outsider from Latin America and yet Italian of Italian origin. That will be a great asset in a Curia full of Italian thugs. A Tagle was too young to do it, an O'Malley would have been too American and quickly generated resentment."

- về tên của ngài: "What a name -- Francis! Francis of Assisi the environmentalist or Francis Xavier the intrepid missionary who brought the Faith to many of our forefathers? We don't know. But clearly a break with tradition -- Francis I. A break with tradition even in the way he took leave of a watching world. Most withdraw quietly. Instead,he ask for something -- I was wondering what it was! A mike! What greater symbol of communication, of amplification could he have asked for! And he has been elected on a day when those responsible for the death squads in Argentina were finally brought to justice!

- về niềm hy vọng mới mẻ: "Not a man from Europe or even America but from what are now called Emerging Markets. That signals another change. He comes from the Global South. Cardinal Murphy is calling him an "inspired choice". Clearly the Holy Spirit has been at work. Tonight I can sing again "God Bless Our Pope, the Great the Good..." This is a night of hope, of rededication of recommitment to the Church we trusted. I trust him to weed out the freebooters, the freeloaders and restore the Church to what Jesus meant it to be. And, above all, restore our trust in the Church. I can already feel it coming back! God Bless Francis I !"

Xin Chúa chúc lành cho vị cha chung của Giáo Hội.