Pope Francis, the First Global South Pontiff

Latin America commemorates the first Pope of this continent.

ANALYSIS - First pope of the "Global South", Francis left Europe and the West and showed complacency with authoritarian regimes.

Pope Francis, the First Global South Pontiff

Dean Dettloff His papacy set many new precedents for the church, and his successor will be chosen from a group that he himself quietly transformed. The post Pope Francis, the First Global South Pontiff appeared first on The Nation.

In an interview with journalist Nelson Castro, the Supreme Pontiff told him about his neurosis and the pain of the poor.

The Pope at the Blessing of Wedding Couples Roman Hochkofler and Melanie Gasser had an impressive meeting: as a wedding present they got a trip to Rome for the wedding couple's AUDIENCE in St. Peter's Square. They received the Pope's blessing by laying on their hands and gave him greetings from South Tyrol. Pope Francis stayed with the wedding couple a little longer, expressing her hands with the words: "Oh, how beautiful, South Tyrol." Maria St…

The personal heritage of Pope Francis at the time of his death was less than 90 euros ($114.000), and the Argentine pontiff also did not register property, bank accounts, or investments. According to the British newspaper Mirror, for his role as patriarch of the Catholic Church, Jorge Bergoglio, had an annual salary of about 340.000 euros ($428 million), which declined by his votes of poverty as a member of the Society of Jesus. “Even before bec…