That ... was fast

[james_davis_nicoll]

I thought there was no consensus heading into the conclave?

New pope chosen

Comments

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

I like the choice of name.

I assume he's named after St. Francis Xavier, who was not only the founder of the SJ, but the patron saint of the X-Men.

[nathan helfinstine (from livejournal.com)]

The speculation I've been reading is that he's referencing St. Francis of Assisi. Which seems fitting, as everyone is already talking about how he didn't live in his official archbishop quarters, took public transportation, etc.

[daveon.livejournal.com]

I suspect it's a bit of both frankly.

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

I see what you did there.

[tandw.livejournal.com]

Wasn't Ignatius Loyola the founder of the Society? Francis Xavier was a pretty special part of its early days, true, but it was Loyola who wrote the Spiritual Exercises.

[viktor-haag.livejournal.com]

That was my understanding as well.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

I look forward to his revision of Catholic boarding schools, particularly the addition of flying nuns and priests who take down troublemakers with lightening bolts.