Pope Francis

I'm a fan of Pope Francis. He seems to be a very interesting, clever and caring individual. Missing the anonymity seems to me to be a Very Good Thing . It's an important job and whoever is in post ought to be physically and mentally strong enough to do it.

Like Jonathan's Swift's idea - the best person to the run the country is the one who is most reluctant to do so? if Ratzinger did one thing right it was setting a precedent that there comes a time to retire, even if you are pope. Specially if you are pope...

Qualified thumbs up from me. He has tackled a number of issues but there is still the huge one of child abuse history.
Also contraception in the third world?
Women in the ministry (they are going to have to break on this one eventually as they are running out of men who want to be priests).
In my MIL's church the last 4 have been:
Last in a long line of jolly Irishmen
An unhappy Nigerian who was full time in the parish but really wanted to be an academic and left the finances in a mess
A nice Phillipino who had to run all over the W Midlands ministering to all the Phillipino nurses etc as well as looking after parish.
Latest is a married Anglican defector.
Notice a trend?

He seems a very hard working Pope deserved of a proper retirement I think.