From The Ends Of The Earth, He Became The Pope Of The Peripheries - Colombo Telegraph

From The Ends Of The Earth, He Became The Pope Of The Peripheries - Colombo Telegraph

By Rajan Philips – Rajan Philips “You know that it was the duty of the Conclave to give Rome a Bishop. It seems that my brother Cardinals have gone to the ends of the earth to get one, but here we are.” That was then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Buenos Aries, Argentina, and newly elected as Pope Francis on 13 March 2013, addressing the throng of faithful Christians and curious tourists from the papal balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica in R…

He was particularly vocal about human rights, even in matters that were sensitive to the church. When asked about homosexuals, he replied: "Who am I to judge the intimacy of an individual?"