francis, named after francis of assissi, just like the new pope. every man called francis. and you were named after francis o assissi, as the new pope. well, growing up in our house, francis of assissi was right up there with the virgin mary because of what he stood for, his concern for the poor, environment, i mean, this guy was way ahead of his time. the pope tweeted today true power and service all people, especially the poor. that is his reputation. what do you want to say about the new pope? i want to be optimistic right now. some things that he said, like all the other bishops, about gay marriage and abortion, you know, they re just not in this century yet. but this man s approach is very different. and i was thinking the other day that i remember back when
we are all protectors of creation. of the plan of god written in nature. protectors of one another, of the environment. let us not allow that time for destruction and death accompany our journey of this world. pope francis homily. a man whose middle name is francis, named after francis of assissi, just like the new pope. every man called francis. and you were named after francis of assissi, as the new pope. well, growing up in our house, francis of assissi was right up there with the virgin mary because of what he stood