POPE FRANCIS: THE MAN WHO WON OVER THE WORLD IN 5 MINUTES PARIS - Five minutes. Thats all it took to make papal history. Never has a leader of the Roman Catholic Church become as popular in as short a time as Pope Francis did when he humbly asked the crowd gathered in St Peters Square on March 13 last year to pray for him. A year on, Francis, known for his gentle smile and infectious energy, has won over hearts worldwide. Admirers from Manila to Mexico fondly remember his first appearance on the balcony in the Vatican when he began with the simple greeting, Good evening. Maria Angelica Largo, a 50-year-old from Colombia, said she immediately felt he was closer to the people, more simple and more human. We have never seen a pope become so popular in just a couple of minutes, said Odon Vallet, a French historian and an expert on religion. The Argentine-born popes humble and homespun style—he likes to mingle with the crowds—also bowled over Roger Kouassi, a teacher in the west African country of Ivory Coast for whom the main thing is that Francis is closer to the people. On Twitter too, the 77-year-old pontiff has built up a following of millions of people and his messages are re-tweeted more than those of tech-savvy US President Barack Obama. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: gmanetwork/news/story/351885/lifestyle/peopleandevents/pope-francis-the-man-who-won-over-the-world-in-five-minutes
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:09:13 +0000
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