All over Latin America broke out Wednesday Argentina big is not tears and cheers from hemisphere became the first Pope, many people expressed the hope that he can bring close to wreak havoc in the poor areas, is the family than any other of the Roman Catholic church.
Drivers honked horns in the Argentine capital of streets and television announcer scream with joy, they know that jorge Mario Bergoglio big is big news has become Pope Francis.
People stuck in Buenos Aires cathedral mass, protestant, and the priest says that they haven't seen such a big crowd, dozens of years.
"San Francisco, San Francisco!" Faithfully screamed. Outside, more than ten thousand people singing and waving Argentine flag and banner image of the virgin and the Vatican bigger and bigger, the patron saint of Argentina.
"I am old, it is difficult to walk, but I come today, said:" the lida Bedino, a 85 - year - old retiree. He said: "as a Catholic, and Argentina, I thank god gave me life, is a witness to this moment."
"This is a great gift for all of Latin America, we waited in the 20th century, it is worth waiting for, said:" jose Antonio cruz, Franciscan monks in the church of st. Francis colonies in old SAN Juan, Puerto Rico.
"Everybody in Canada to Patagonia will feel very happy, he said:" and the church secretary Anton ni bello, after the exchange of hand-clapping.
Bergoglio's former spokesman, guillermo DE Marco, Argentina TN television said, the 76 - year - old pontiff - and the first from the jesuit - "there is a huge animal husbandry will experience", a plain bearing.
"You can count on, he took a driver of the car," mark said. "He chose to base have an ordinary life, ordinary life."
New Pope is known as the subway, blend with poor, Buenos Aires and archbishop.
The common touch crowd is obvious, in the new Pope said the first sentence.
"I can't believe what I see, when he began to say, 'good afternoon' like someone say hello to a friend, said:" the bishop's golden neo lira, Mexican bishops conference secretary general. "He would surely is the Pope who is closest to the people of Latin America, he knew that Latin America's problems very well."
Mr. Lida Loaeza, a political science professor at the COLEGIO Mexico who study church, said he was a logical choice. He said: "first of all, the Latin American church in one of the most important parts of the world," but an evangelical church has been making progress. "As a result, it may also be attempting to prevent the number of catholics in decline."
Church leaders seek to develop, not aging, in Europe or the us dropped the congregation, "there are two regions," said Loaeza, Africa and Latin America.
Nearly half the world's Roman catholics living in the americas, north and south, and the Caribbean.
In Cuba, the parish priest said gregorio alvarez, who, he believes that Francis background may lead to the church more focused on internal mankind is plagued by problems, less disease.
Alvarez said: "hope that the church will be closer to human problems, is not only a problem of the church," the beautiful China Jesus church of Havana, where bells off the news, in the western suburbs of the leafy.
"As Latin America, gave him an advantage. He understood that poverty, violence, and deal with the problem of the masses," alvarez said. "And let him work experience... and he is a family."
Even if the Argentine President cristina fernandez, sometimes antagonists once more Bergoglio position, abortion and gay rights "in the middle ages, the inquisition," congratulations.
, "she wrote in a letter:" this is our wish, do you have a fruitful pastoral work, in fairness, equality, fraternity, for human peace and development and other major responsibility.
Latin America has some of the world's most clear division between the rich and the poor, and Marvin cruz, in the honduran capital Tegucigalpa in the magic of the Catholic church, and the Pope's "main challenge will be to crack down on economic inequality."
"His training as a jesuit allow him to put it in the head," cruz said.
He also pointed out that the members of the church in the face of the protestant denominations and the erosion of the secular. "I hope what he said those who already left, and the arms of those without faith church," he said.
In SAN Juan jose cummings's cathedral bishop points out, the new Pope "were put forward as a simple, modest man", and mentioned the word charity in his first speech.
, "cummings said." he is going to pay special attention to the person, who is the church.
In Santiago, Chile, in st. Vincent parish church secretary said that she has high hopes of Francis of the Vatican.
Jimenez said: "I have heard is that he is a simple good people," Elizabeth. "This is for Latin America, because he knows our reality."
Bishop in venezuela's church, the priest diego Mr Calderon's head and said, "all of the Latin American decline knelt down to pray, thank god, he gave us this extraordinary gift."
"I believe that the Pope will make unusual changes, today started with his gestures," Mr Calderon said, referring to Francis to succumb to the crowds of st Peter's square, "the requirements of the prayer, showed great humility, and at the same time show a big change."
For some of the poor, the choice has brought benefits. Juan carlos ALaErKong, 58, a street vendor, arrived in Buenos Aires cathedral load Argentina flag sale.
"I want to take advantage of this historic moment, to feed my family," he said.
But there are also some had been hoping for Brazil the Pope is the regret of a color.
Bruno ryel, sitting in his brother cardinals Odilo, Brazil, Israel and Israel family of Toledo, hometown in southern Brazil's main Catholic behind in the square.
"I think Odilo must be happy, he will feel, he left hook," Bruno scherer, told the Associated Press.
- "I think it's because of his age
 
 



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