G'nite, boena sera or whatever, nope my take is I don't like him
(Pluses?) and minuses:
* Is a "strict doctrinaire"
* the Dirty War thing
* Denounced Gay rights law in Argentina (first one in L. America), called it "the devil's work" & declared "God's war"
* Was 2nd behind Ratz in the voting last time (thought it was secret)
* Ratz elevated him to a prestigious spot (outreach to L. America?), sign of favor
* First Jesuit
(Does it sound like Ratz picked him?)
File under "Other":
* Very oriented toward the poor
* Humble, "saintly," eschewed the episcopal palace, lived in simple little apartment, cooked for self, no servants, rode public transportation
* Ruled to minister to single mothers
* 76 yrs old, like they want to do this over in another 5 yrs or so
* Jesuit picked name of Francis, Francis/poverty/Franciscans
