“Thank you for having given you”. Thus the traditional newspaper reacted The Roman Observatory to the designation of Robert Francis Prevost as the new Pope of the Catholic Church.
In a special edition, the official Vatican media celebrated that, after two black smoking, finally the sloping ones reached a consensus and chose the American with years of service in Peru to lead the faithful around the world, in the convulsed times they run.
The conclave, which did not spread during too many days and developed in the traditional climate of calm and hermeticism that characterizes it, was described by The Observatory as “Pedro’s career”. A career in which The “post” was the church.
“A post that extends, develops For twenty centuriesby All the paths of the world. A history of contagious friendship. A contagion made of Encounters And, precisely from testimonylike a stone that falls into water causes an infinite series of waves that expand incessantly, such as The Easter of the Risen Lord and his appearances to his friends, the apostles”, He wrote the medium when referring to the task that the wandered ones had in recent days, in the Sistine Chapel.
But not only did he devote his cover to assess the commitment of religious to his mission of choosing Francisco’s successor, but also valued Premost’s disposition to access that call and entrust itself to that task, without hesitation.
“The Diocese of Rome has its bishop; the universal church to its pastor. And with a speed that can only surprise who is accustomed to reading ecclesial issues with the lenses of politics. The conclave has designated the successor of Pedro. Thanks Holy Father for having accepted. Thank you for having said ‘yes’ and for having given the one who guides the Church “read in the first flat of the Observatory.
In the afternoon of Thursday, Prevost was chosen as the new Pope of all Catholics.
Despite being one of the favorites for the role, his name generated surprise and enthusiasm in faithful around the world, who followed his first intervention at the crowd that expected him in the San Pedro del Vaticano Square.
There, faithful to his style and in a state of shock, he transmitted a PEACE AND HOPE MESSAGEfocused on what could be the pillars of his pontificate, closely linked to Francisco’s legacy.
“Dearly brothers and sisters. This is The first greeting of risen Christ That has given life. This is the peace of risen Christ. An unarmed peace and a disarming, humble and persevering peace. It comes from God. God, who loves us all unconditionally. Peace is with you “he began saying before the faithful, whom he called “Walk to this homeland that God has prepared for us.”
“We must start together A missionary church. A church that Build opening and dialogue bridges, always open to receive, Like this square, with open arms to all. All those who need charity, our presence, dialogue and love, ”he said with great emotion, before giving way to the prayer of a Ave Maria, in a ceremony full of symbolisms.
