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Wednesday 13 March 2013

New Pope Elected: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina

76 year old Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Buenos Aries in Argentina has been named the 266th Pope. He's the first Latin-American Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, which is the longest running institution in the history of mankind...almost 2,000 years old.

The new Pope was the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina before he was elected to lead the Catholic church. He was ordained for the Jesuits on Dec. 13, 1969. He has chosen the Papal name - Pope Francis 1.

168 comments:

Anonymous said...

God Bless Pope Francis. And the whole church. Amen.

Anonymous said...

So St. Malachy in your other post was wrong? He predicted a Petrus Romanus and not a Bergoglio. Anyway, at least we can hear something other than the elections for a new pope. Finally!

SENATOR BREEZE said...

Congratulations pope Francis...

Anonymous said...

To God be the Glory. Proud to be Catholic!

Pretty pat said...

Habemus Papam!.. May God give him the strength to lead without being tired.. Soo happy too.

Immaculate said...

Am so happy for this, at least God has answered our prayers. Linda you are trying , keep it up

Anonymous said...

Congrat we finally got a new pope

Unknown said...

really.... Bless be the name of God....

Unknown said...

Linda so updated

Anonymous said...

To God be the Glory!

Anonymous said...

Habemus Papam. Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio was not among d expected ones to be elected. I so love d Catholic church, they always keep people guessing. Enjoy ur "black pope" people LMAO. May God give our Dear Pope the Divine wisdom to lead d oldest church on earth. God bless U Pope. I love u

Anonymous said...

God Bless the Vatican city and God bless the pope and God bless the Roman Catholic church!

Anonymous said...

Ekene diri chukwu o. Proudly Catholic

emers tessy said...

Thank God...catholic for life .

↭PRINCE JOBLESS↭ said...

Our father, who art in Heaven! Thank you God! May this Pope live forever.

creamyluv said...

Glory be 2 God almighty,finally we've gotten anoder pope.may God b wit him

Anonymous said...

Am happy...

Anonymous said...

Am so happy. Long live the d pope. God bless Catholics.amen

Anonymous said...

Waoh, good news!
I am happy to hear dis but so sad dat among d 11 africans, non qualified.

Anonymous said...

And de gate of hell shall never prevail against thee.. Habamus papam!

↭PRINCE JOBLESS↭ said...

Our father, who art in Heaven! Thank you God! May this Pope live forever.

Anonymous said...

Wooooooow Glory to Jesus and honor to Mary, Daddy welcome may God guild you and lead you in dis calling through Christ our Lord...

Anonymous said...

Thank God, we pray that God will help him in his decisions as the Supreme Pontiff, may God direct the New Pope towards his will to Mankind and also grant him the grace to be a humble Leader in his service to God, Humanity and the Church. Amen.

Anonymous said...

Congrat 2 all d Catholics!...I guess dey finally saw d white smoke.

PO$$h said...

Great news. Tnk U Jesus... N he chose my patron saint's name yayyyy

Anonymous said...

Dis is d point wen am proud 2 b a catholic,finally, d media will fish in anoda river n leave d church of God alone.....may d Lord strengthen His Holiness Pope Francis de First n give him divine insight 2 sheperd His flock. Amen

Emeka Hypnotic said...

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Anonymous said...

May he be blessed!
So excited

Anonymous said...

First to comment. Thank God Almighty for the pope..... Peter upon whom the church of christ will be built. Amem

Unknown said...

hm. At last the white smoke has risen.

Anonymous said...

I thot they said he would be black and go by the name Peter...shio... LONG LIVE THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY!!! LONG LIVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!!

Anonymous said...

God help them.....see that the head of the church is jesus...not mortals

Anonymous said...

Afta they disagreed 4 2days on who d pope will be now dey announce A white pope which i fik they are totally bias n racially oriented which is not 4rm God...A black pope was initially selected but they refused that's why they brot d black smoke...as far as am concerned d selection of dz new pope is highly political

Anonymous said...

cograte man!!! Am happy 4 u but why nt a black pope i mean frm africa

Anonymous said...

Pope francis ,,,,we welcome u,,,mAy you lead the holy church well,,,,,God be wt u

Ada Ejike Onyeama said...

Habemus Papam. Very humble man, cooks his meals, drives himself. Chose d name Francis. St Francis of Asisi is known 4 his humility & helping d poor. So proud of my Roman Catholic Faith.

Anonymous said...

Yay!!!!!!
Nd his name aint Peter
Double yay!!!!!!!
No end of world yet
Triple yay!!!!!
***JANTA***

Unknown said...

Iv been waitin 4 dis gist 4 lyk eternity. I even slept off sef. Linda pls sit up. Anyway A̶̲̥̅♏ happy 4 our new pope#dancin#

Joy said...

Yes oo. The Lord has done it. Congrats to all my catholic brethren. Pls we should all put him in our daily devotions for Gods guidance in leading d church entrusted to him.

Anonymous said...

He retire last year from been the archbishop...point of correction

Anonymous said...

congrate!!! Old man !!! But why nt frm africa even my 9ja nawaaooooo!!!(*-*)

Anonymous said...

Until I see a black pope,I won't celebrate any pope that is elected.

Anonymous said...

So all d stories of romanus d sometin is a lie#dancin d world is nt comin 2 end afta all.....long live pope francis 1

Unknown said...

God bless the catholic church. God bless our pope. Glory to Jesus.

Anonymous said...

Long Live Pope Francis de 1st, Long live the Church. I pray that God will direct him as he becomes the 266th pope. Am so so proud to be a Catholic

BONARIO NNAGS said...

To God be the Gloryyyyyyyy.


HABEMUS PAPAM!!!

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

★★PRINCE CHARMING™★★ said...

Nice one for the catholic church, at long last he is here! At least we can now rest from the talk of black pope that some people wouldn't let us rest with, a pope is a pope, that's all that matters!

Anonymous said...

God bless the pope!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

thank you Jesus......God grant him the strength to rule well....long live the catholic church....long live pope francis 1....so excited

Anonymous said...

Tnk u LORD ......#Angel smiley#.

Andy de don said...

Am happy my community has finally become the pope.. May God bless him

noblenenye said...

Una cum Papa nostro Franchesco primus et Episcopo nostro et universo clero
I pray God's wisdom upon the new Pope to lead the church

sera said...

May God bless His holiness... Pope Francis d 1st!!!! #Proudly catholic#

Anonymous said...

Nobody'd believe I tipped this Cardinal to be pope and even got the name Fransiskus correct.
Nobody'd believe it.

Chikaka said...

Time to reform the church Pope Francis. Well done and welcome to the hot seat.

Diora said...

If the new pope is a strong line conservative then he has to tackle: Gay marriage, Homosexuality and Abortion"...

Anonymous said...

The Lord is his strength. God bless him.

Anonymous said...

May d lord give him d Grace 2 lead his pple jus as St. Peter did! May God helps him as he leads d Catholic faithfuls'

Adaeze Ibechukwu said...

I am super excited. Thank You God.Habemus papem

Anonymous said...

May your reign be long and fulfiling
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Anonymous said...

Jesus promised to be with the Church even till the end of time. He has remained faithful to his word. God bless the Church and God bless Pope Francis.

Anonymous said...

God directs him.

Unknown said...

I knew it from the outset, they would never appoint a black man as Pope.
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Ice Princess said...

Glory be to God in the highest. May the Lord be with your spirit. And this is how a true "man of God"is chosen. Yes I said it!!!

Anonymous said...

Pope Francis 1.....awesome!!!! #proudCatholic#

Kwase said...

The holy spirit of God Almighty will grant you wisdom, divine wisdom & strenth to shepherd his church. Long live the pope, God blesss the pope!

Anonymous said...

Bravo!May God give yhu d wisdom 2 tender d Flock

Unknown said...

Welcome ♏Æ” Pope. His Holiness, Pope Francis Ï„̣̣Ñ’Ñ‘ 1st.

Anonymous said...

Blessed be God! I pray that the HolySpirit will grant him the wisdom and grace to lead the church in the way that God wants her to go. Amen.

Anonymous said...

Nice having a new pope, but *latin american?* fear dey catch me o! Make him no come legalise gayism 4 inside we church o!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Another history made and record broken. The 1st Latin American Pope. I pray that God will bestow him with wisdom to lead his flock. Pope Francis 1 pray for me.

Izykel Folaranmi said...

I hope he won't resign jst like the ex'pope. Its good though

Anonymous said...

Habemus papam.God be praised.

Anonymous said...

Glory be to God 4 answering our prayers.

A catholic said...

Congratz Pope Francis I

mario kev said...

were ar dose sentimental commenders who tink christ is not wt His church,,dey ar nw silent bcos dey just blind and sentimental protestant and were is d prophecy of malachy dat d next pope wil b peter..christ hv promise to b wt His church ad infinitum
cf mat 16:18-20. Catholicism for life

Anonymous said...

TO GOD BE GLORY

Anonymous said...

May God direct his path and give him a discernment spirit. Amen!

Anonymous said...

So when a new pope is elected he has to choose a papal name i didn't know that where have i been all my 20 blah blah years

Anonymous said...

God bless you d choosen of God. May His Grace sustain you.

kevwe said...

Finally! Thank God.first to comment!

Obinna Enemuo said...

Thanks be to God. http://www.obinnaenemuo.blogspot.com

ponley said...

Welcome to office sir......

Queen Bee said...

He's a handsome pope,hope some perverts in the house won't go eyeing him€just thinking
Congrats to the Pope Francis 1!

Anonymous said...

That's great news...goosebumpy kinda thing. My only question is,what about that prophesy??

Anonymous said...

I lik dat hmm congrat

Anonymous said...

Thank God for the gift of our new pope, pope francis d 1. Am so happy .indef the kingdom of hell never prevail against the church. I pray God to give him the grace to lead the catholic church to greater height in Jesus mighty name .AMEN

Anonymous said...

Thank God for the gift of our new pope, pope francis d 1. Am so happy .indeed the kingdom of hell shall never prevail against the church. I pray God to give him the grace to lead the catholic church to greater height in Jesus mighty name .AMEN

Anonymous said...

biko, what happened to peter lol according to the prophesy of malachy?

Anonymous said...

Congrats to him and The catholic church,Linda please is it true dat d former pope converTed to islam after his resignation?


_Bennylin

Anonymous said...

He's a Jesuit priest how is that related to Petrus Romanus as predicted by Malachy's prophesies?

Anonymous said...

You can hate us;
We will stand.
You can try and rewrite history to propagate your lies;
We will stand
You can call us cultists, illuminati, satanists, whatever;
We will stand
It was on our rock that Christ built His Church and on that rock we have stood for 2000 years;
AM PROUD TO BE A CATHOLIC TILL I DIE!!!!

P.S so go and kick shit!!! We will sponsor your funeral :D

Anonymous said...

God bless our pope! God bless catholic church!

Anonymous said...

The Holy Mother Church is praying for you, Francis.

Anonymous said...

God bless the Holy Father, Pope Frnacis 1

Yomslaw said...

Everything is working for d Argentines these dayz meeeen! #Yesterday was L. Messi; and today the Pope!

Anonymous said...

God bless the pope!!

MaxxMercury said...

Although not Catholic, I have stayed behind after work to know who the new Pope will be. As a Christian I believe such a person irrespective of colour or race should be strong in upholding the Christian values which many souls have lost amidst cries of rights etc.

Anonymous said...

a latino okay we thank God

Anonymous said...

Thank God

Anonymous said...

Pope Francis is the new oga at the top........that's all.:D if u like post ma comment cos der's no time I comment on dis blog u harly post it. I,m commenting 4 d last time. So u keep losing pple on ur blog. Cos u don grow wings nau.#angry face#

ary said...

Black cardinals shouldn't bother turning up when they need to choose a new pope

Adieu Nigeria said...

OK...we don hear, Roman Catholism =politics..

SomebodySpecial said...

Worship God in Spirit and in Truth. Run you race carefully. The end is draw nearer every passing hour. There is no other way to get to God except through Jesus. Not through Mary.

Unknown said...

Long live the pope!

Anonymous said...

As d first pope Francis WE Xpect D best from Him.
CONGRATS

Anonymous said...

i thank God for this choice, a papacy outside Europe is better,bt what is our Pope without our prayer?He began by enjoining us to pray for him.God bless and stregthn you Papa Francis

Anonymous said...

white business!

Anonymous said...

God bless the Pope and may he through Pope Francis the 1st bless all of mankind with Peace and Love IJN. Amen

Anonymous said...

God bless Pope Francis!

GbengaToye said...

Linda it is simply Pope Francis


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Anonymous said...

God bless the church and the pope.

Unknown said...

Thanks be to God for giving us a new Pope. Long live the word of God and the sit of Saint Peter. Habemus papeum.

Anonymous said...

Madam pls post my comment nau!

Anonymous said...

But my question is this, this guy is 78 oh. the last pope was 85 when he said he was no longer fit. ANd the new one is just a few years yournger than him, dont get!

Anonymous said...

Pope Francis not Pope Francis 1. He's Jesuit so this should be fun. I love him already. God bless him.

Anonymous said...

Thank God... I pray God gives him d wisdom 2 lead right

Lisa, London said...

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Matthew 15:9

Uche said...

God bless Pope Francis, bless the catholic church and all true Christians in the world!

Uche said...

May God Bless Pope Francis, Bless The Holy Catholic Church and all true Christians in the world! Amen!

Anonymous said...

Great news. Congrats to all Catholics and Christendom.
Praise to be to Jesus, honor to Mary

Anonymous said...

Conspiracy theorists are cooking up their stories already...can't wait for the first dose.

*Tingles*

Anonymous said...

God bless and guide you my pope.

Anonymous said...

Long Live the pope, Long live the catholic church. May Heaven pour down strenght and grace upon u His holiness as u answer this call. Amen

Anonymous said...

must the popes be very old

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm na wa!

Anonymous said...

Thank God we have a new pope, but come to think of it, they are all above 70 years na, soon this one will resign again. Anyway i will be here sipping my lacasera and chewing my gala until i hear say them don select cardinal Arinze. Congrats Pope Francis 1.

Papal!

Anonymous said...

Ok.we haff hear...but what will ou oga at the top say about this?

Anonymous said...

Get educated bro! Black smoke meant no decision yet not that a black was elected

Anonymous said...

God Bless the Pope. Proud Catholic.

NKECHI said...

Ofcourse, you are the first to comment. Linda where is the trophy?

Anonymous said...

He is a latino he is spainsh

NKECHI said...

U go wait o. Just pray it happens in your life time.

Anonymous said...

God bless the Pope!!!!

NKECHI said...

Nna, Ike gwuru. You no thank God?

NKECHI said...

Nna, Ike gwuru. You no thank God?

Anonymous said...

Gbam

Anonymous said...

Whats all this abt having a 'black Pope'. The conclave isnt like our Nigerian elections where zoning is practised.
D main thing is getting a pope who will lead d church effectively, lets all do our little part by praying for him. Ad multus annos papa.

Anonymous said...

My heart is glad. And my spirit is at peace with that smile... His Holiness Pope Francis 1....A Pope has nothing to do with ethnicity or race... He has to be choosen by God. And its so obvious Jorge is from God.

Anonymous said...

Pope don emerge...shall we now hear word?....tank u! Nw get back 2 makin sumtin out of ur lyf pope lovers!hahahaha....make una dey worship man wey God create.o wa lara yin...mstcheeeew

Anonymous said...

Haba linda ikej so u can't even allow me to congratulate my new Pope. Anyway to God be the glory honour n power. Long live the Holy Father pope Frances. If u like post

Anonymous said...

allelujah x4

Anonymous said...

But... Who is arguing with this idiot? *confused*

Anonymous said...

Wait oo LIbers i have a question for u all. Which church doe Linda attend? Is she a Christians or Muslim, hindu or pagan or an atheist? We have not seen Linda's photo in a church or with her Priest/Pastor. Linda please show us ur photos where u are going to give offering ooo.

Anonymous said...

the micks have done it again. not listened to society. he's 76. when will they learn. young blood will bring people back to the church. not a 76 year old. another election is iminent

Anonymous said...

Habemus Papam! Thank U JESUS
I am soooo happy.

Peculiar Magazine said...

To God be Glory, lets expect reformation

peculiar said...

May God have mercy on us all

Anonymous said...

Glory to Jesus......Honour to Mary

SAPPHIRE said...

I so like our new pope Francis,God bless roman catholic and God bless our new pope,so proud to be a catholic,lol.

Anonymous said...

All this bitter ppl still dey? @Sombody special and Anon 8:59..... Catholics worshiping Mary/Pope or asking Mary to pray for them is better than worshiping General Overseers, At least we see Mary name for Bible, Show me whr ur GO name dey. There is fire out break in ur house, call pastor, ur wife is in labour, call pastor, ur child is sick, call pastor. Pastor na God? U no fit pray ur way out. Less i forget, among all mankind, Mary is the only woman that can call Jesus, My Lord, My Savior, My Redeemer and My Son. That Womb bore the Son of God. At least that alone should fetch her some respect. If say she disobey God, U for never see salvation. Linda, u av a choice of posting my comment or letting it pass, bt my point has been made. Proud Catholic

MY TURN said...

i hear he is humble. nice

Anonymous said...

MAY GOD STRENTHEN OUR POPE AMEN

Unknown said...

Welcome Pope Francis I
Pope Francis I - Hundreds of domain name already registered with keywords of his name

paul c nwaogu said...

paul c nwaogu_ do u no if d pope comes frm God?

Anonymous said...

d pope can suck my ballz

Akwanwa said...

Congrats É‘̤̥̈̊п̥̥̲̣̣̣d̶̲̥̅̊ may the name of the almighty God be praised, Welcome papa, Pope Francis 1

Anonymous said...

GOD Bless the pope and strengthen him. AMEN.

Anonymous said...

MAY GOD GIVE HIM THE GRACE TO LEAD HIS FLOCK

Anonymous said...

And forget blessing the rest of the world?? Grow up

Gozzy said...

God bless Pope Francis!

Uche said...

All you fools criticizing the catholic church,u people should shove ur ignorant hatred up ur asses please. They worship man, they pray to mary,they rig election,why not a black pope bla bla bla... Jeeez,can't u idiots grow some sense for once? Ok,we pray to mary,we honor our pope...didn't u Protestants worship ur pastors? General overseers? So,ur pastors and general overseers are better than Holy Mary the Mother of Jesus? Mary made Jesus to perform his first miracle when It's not even his time to start. And that idiots saying,"God should open their eyes to knw that God is the leader of the church not a mortal man"...u are the biggest fool of this generation...in bible are there no head of temples and religions? I see u guys prefer praying to pastors then.

Anonymous said...

Na wa linda no dey post on time. There were no comments when I posted o. Linda abeg o y u fall my hand like dis now. Thank God say I no use my neme

Unknown said...

HABEMUS PAPAM!!!

Pappy said...

May God bless Pope Frances and the entire Roman Catholic Church... Amen!

Anonymous said...

May God give pope francis d strength, & d grace needed 2 work 4 d church. Amen

Anonymous said...

Yet another man that would be raping innocent kids at the back of the church!! Bloody Shameless People

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