Ten years ago, Jorge Mario Bergoglio appeared in St. Peter’s Square to seek the approval of the faithful and become the dad Francisco. It was the first ceremonial leap he made that anticipated what his mode of papacy would be like.
The next time that we could see him skipping protocol it was his first departure from the Vatican, which was for the island of Lampedusa. Pope Francis has continued to get involved, with more or less results, in geopolitical issues: Cuba, Colombia and the FARC, the United States, the war in Syria, and more recently: the war in Ukraine, in which he offered to mediate.
In addition, the pontiff also faced internal problems, such as the abuse of indigenous communities for centuries, or the terrible pedophilia within the Church. Subjects on which he wanted to shed light with a internal investigation.
On the other hand, he focused in what he calls modern evils: indifference, the throwaway culture or excessive economic liberalism. However, there are those who expected more, for example, in his position on gay marriage or abortion.
His health has suffered recently, and it was during this time that he suffered from a knee problem and sciatica. Moreover, he had to undergo a stomach operation. Still, he says he won’t resign until don’t see things clearly.
still waiting he still wants to continue from the church. In fact, a few days ago he opened the door to see celibacy again in the Western Church.
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