What a moment it was. I could only listen to it via CNN. He sounds like a wonderful choice on first impression.

Who just passed the bigotry test?

As an atheist, if they brought back the Tridentine Mass and I might come back. I go through church going spells but it always fades.

Never thought a member of the Society of Jesus would become Pope.

Jesuits are more mainstream now, but he is also a conservative Jesuit so that probably makes a difference.

So he is 76?
Thats quite old. Again.
I wonder if I will see in my lifetime a pope below 70 or a black one.

I like Francisco I, it sounds fresh

"Can someone ban Mannyisthebest from political threads?"

Its a reason why these forums never become popular and hardly ever gets new users.

Its full of smug people like you

What I meant is that by saying sorry, that means a lot.

Pope John Paul said sorry while the last Pope never talked about it.
Even though all the sex abuse scandals happened under John Paul, its Pope Benedict that is more tarnished by it.

Eh, his parents are Italian immigrants (which form the majority of Argentine ancestry anyway).