{"id":32778,"date":"2013-03-13T13:37:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T19:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/13\/new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss.html"},"modified":"2013-03-13T13:37:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T19:37:50","slug":"new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/13\/new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss.html","title":{"rendered":"New boss, same as the old boss?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The first Jesuit, the first South American, and the first Pope to take the name Francis.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, it doesn't look like we can expect any significant changes in policy, at least on some of the more controversial social issues. \u00a0How he will handle the church's governance, push for orthodoxy, or deal with the lingering problems of sexual scandals remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Talking Points Memo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

BREAKING: Bergoglio, Archbishop Of Buenos Aires, Is New Pope http:\/\/bit.ly\/Z2HPIK<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

<\/a>**FILE** Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, celebrates a Mass in honor of Pope John Paul II at the Buenos Aires Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina in this April 4, 2005 file photo. With speculation that a successor to Pope John Paul II could emerge from Latin America, where nearly half the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics live, the 68-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires is seen as a possible contender. (AP Photo\/ Natacha Pisarenko, file) **EFE OUT**<\/span><\/div>\n

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The first Jesuit, the first South American, and the first Pope to take the name Francis. 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