Habeamus papem

Travelling by bus and cooking for himself is all very commendable ..... I'm more interested in knowing his actions and words during Argentina's military dictatorship.

As a Jesuit he should be able to outmanoeuvre the Curia!

I'm not a RC either. 76! That's nothing, you should meet my 92year old aunt! She'd make mincemeat out of you

I will be 76 in July and it is too old to be elected to such an important role in the world of religion or politics. Our faculties do not stay sharp enough for such a demanding role (sits back and waits for howling protests)

I am not Catholic but think he sounds good. He has taken the name of a saint known for simplicity and a man of the people. Apparently he goes to work on the bus and cooks for himself....or has done. Here's hoping.

I liked his talk to the crowd. Think they may have a good one this tiime

Watching it live now Galen
He seems to have a pleasant face.

His cummerbund looks too loose!

No of Argentina Francis the first. A Jesuit. The first black pope ( black as in the Jesuits the head of their order is known as the black pope)