congratulated him adding don t forget the poor. and so bergoglio names himself after st. francis of assisi, who left his family and wealth to serve god and live among the poor. when he finally speaks, pope francis does what he has been doing since he got out of exile. he asks followers for their prayers. that was a powerful moment that people talked about in the parish, because it s such an act of humility to have the leader of the church ask for the prayers of the people. people who were there say they could have heard a pin drop. first thing people talked about after learning some things about pope francis is how he went to the hotel to pay his own bill. they thought it was so cool. that s what any of us would have to do. parishioners may love it, but not future president donald trump, who tweets it s not
shepherd, one who walks with a simple staff like christ. always remember that when he realized that the cardinals had elected him he turned to a really revered figure, cardinal humez and humez said to him, don t forget the poor. that s when he knew that the name he would choose was francis. so he said repeatedly-i want a poor church for the poor. we should likewise do the same, to give up the trapgpings in ou own life so we can be more like him. let s go to rehema ellis. rehema, what s it like there? it seems like every time the pope goes back to where he s staying at night there s a gaggle of great-looking young kids cheering him like he s whatever, the pope. reporter: here it s a little bit different, chris. this is almost like a fortress. we know that the pope is on his way because they are stopping vehicular traffic from moving
talk about that statement that he made and the nature of it. it seemed so very different than what we would have expected from his predecessor, benedict xvi. reporter: well, of course. he was in good humor. he was very joyful and very well-spirited in a way. he was we were all giggling, the 5,000 journalists that told the story when he was in the sistine chapel and got the two-thirds majority, he was sitting next to his best friend, the archbishop emeritus of sao paulo who was supporting him when things he said were getting dangerous. when he got that majority vote, his friend went to his ear and said don t forget the poor. that s why, he said, he chose the name francis after francis of assisi, of course, the champion of the poor and of peace. but we were giggling also because he was joke being what other cardinals suggested he will use as a name for the pope.
sao paulo, and also the emeritus prefect of the congregation for the clergy, claudio, a great friend. really a great friend. and when things were getting a bit dangerous he was comforting me. and when the vote went to two-thirds, well, you know, everybody was clapping hands, applauding, because we had a vote, and he hugged me, he gave me a kiss, and he said, don t forget the poor. and that word got into my head. the poor. the poor.