Thursday, March 14, 2013

RELIGION - Habemus Papam! ("We Have a Pope!")

"Argentina's Cardinal Bergoglio Is First South American, First Jesuit Pontiff" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 3/13/2013

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SUMMARY:  The election of Pope Francis marked two firsts for the papal office: he is both the first South American and the first Jesuit pope.  For more on the historic selection and what it reflects about the current state of the Catholic Church, Gwen Ifill talks with Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter.



"Pope Francis Brings 'New Gifts' to the Future of the Catholic Church" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 3/13/2013

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SUMMARY:  Pope Francis is known as a humble man, invested in issues of poverty, who is socially progressive and doctrinally conservative.  Ray Suarez talks to Chester Gillis of Georgetown University and Sister Simone Campbell of NETWORK, a social justice organization, about how the new pontiff will help shape the Catholic Church.

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