Minnesota Theologian Says New Pope's Experience Is Hopeful Sign



(Collegeville, MN)  --  Catholics around the world have a new pope:  Cardinal Jorge (HOR'-hay) Bergoglio (ber-goh-LEE'-oh) from Argentina is now Pope Francis the First.  Bill Cahoy,dean of the School of Theology at Saint John's University in Collegeville, says the pope's experience is a hopeful sign and he has real "pastoral sensitivity."  Cahoy  says the new pope is a Jesuit, who have reputations for wanting justice.  He says, by being the first to choose the name "Francis," it's also a sign that the new pope will be willing to blaze new ground.

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