How the pope chose his name: 'Francis was a man of the poor'

[freshwest]

The new pope reveals why he chose to be called Francis to a media audience in the Vatican on Saturday. He says he was reminded 'not to forget about the poor' as he discovered he was voted as the new pope, so he named himself after St. Francis of Assisi, 'the man of the poor'. The speech is the first indication the new pope, an Argentinian, wants a more austere Catholic Church.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/mar/16/pope-name-francis-poor-video

Posting about the name. It was in LBN and Good Reads from other sources. Another story from the page, says he will purge the Church of child abusers:

Pope Francis, the radical from Flores who will 'reshape' Catholic church

The ascension of Pope Francis is likely to usher in the most radical change in the Catholic church in more than 50 years, claim those who know the Argentinian Jesuit from the barrio of Buenos Aires where he was born and cut his political teeth.

Zero tolerance of sexual abuse, stricter control of church finances, a shift away from Eurocentrism, more emphasis on poverty, and a ruthless purge of high-ranking opponents in the Vatican can be expected in the years ahead, according to priests and laymen who have spent decades watching the career of the first Latin American pope...

Domingo Bresci, a priest who studied with Bergoglio in the 50s and later worked with him in Flores, said the new pope was not a person to take half measures.

Holding up a copy of Fridays' La Nación newspaper with the headline "The Revolution of Francisco: Humility and Austerity", Bresci said the world should brace for a transformation of one of its oldest and most conservative religions.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/16/pope-francis-radical-reshape-catholic-church

I'm not Catholic, just for information, that's it for me.

[msongs]

1. wonder how much his clothes cost... nt

[progressoid]

2. I'm guessing he's not going to dress like St Francis did...

Habit of Francis of Assisi:

[chknltl]

4. That's truly holey.

Just wanted to be first to point that out.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

3. What you are not looking at is what he is not wearing.

Pics have come out showing he is still not in the red shoes and look at the cross, he has yet to wear the real fancy stuff yet. He is sticking with as simple of the uniform as possible.

[LeftInTX]

5. They wear vestments when they celebrate mass

The pope's vestments are fancy, but they are typically removed when mass is over. I'm not sure if the pope has much say over his vestments.

However, he does have a say in what he wears when he is not celebrating mass.