Mar 13, '13 6:00 am
The famous “habemus Papem” has been spoken from the balcony of St Peter’s. Now Francis, the new leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, faces a strictly mapped-out series of events, reports The Telegraph in Britain.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/_RQVCwQ2tn4
If I was him I’d want a stiff drink and a good night’s sleep. God bless him.
Indeed. Being Pope certainly has it’s benefits. But looking at how ecstatic the crowd was at St. Peter’s today, it would be pretty nerve wracking to know that you are the reason everyone is so ecstatic. I couldn’t imagine being put in that position.