Cortella: Pope Francis' decision for simple life was a message - World Stock Market

In 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis, a name chosen in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, a saint known for his devotion to poverty. A vow that the pontiff took early in his life dedicated to the church. “The symbology is very strong. This symbology was not his as an opportunistic mode, because he did this as a bishop and then archbishop, in Buenos Aires,” says the philosopher and religious scientist. To CNN Interviews, Cortella als…

Cortella: Pope Francis' decision for simple life was a message - World Stock Market

In 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis, a name chosen in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, a saint known for the devotion to poverty. I vote that the Pontiff took early in life dedicated to the church. “Symbology is very strong. This symbology was not his as an opportunistic way, because he did it as a bishop and then archbishop in Buenos Aires,” says the philosopher and scientist of religion. To the CNN Interviews Cortella also pointe…

Pablo Gato One hundred and five billion Catholics say goodbye to him, as well as many who are not Christians or even atheists but who appreciate what Francis did during his life. Where does the U.S. government spend the money? Yes, the U.S. is the richest country in the world, with the world’s largest economy and with the world’s largest government budget. However, here we don’t have a single real high-speed train and many of the major airports,…

It was an unconventional funeral, much like the beginning of his pontificate. And unusually – in the last 120 years – it will also end.