Buenos Aires (CNN) – Maria Elena Bergoglio was in her home west of Buenos Aires last week when she heard the shocking news: Jorge Mario Bergoglio – her brother – was the new pope.
In the past, she had prayed that the cardinals wouldn’t pick him.
“During the previous conclave, I was praying for him not to be elected … because I didn’t want my brother to leave,” she told CNN en Español on Monday. “It’s a position that was a little selfish.”
But this time around, Bergoglio said she changed her tone.
“I prayed that the Holy Spirit would intervene and not listen to me. And it didn’t listen to me,” she said, laughing. “It did what it wanted.”
Last week, soon after the white smoke billowed out from the Sistine Chapel chimney, she heard her brother’s voice crackling through the telephone line.
“I almost died,” she said. “The telephone rang and my son answered. I heard him say, ‘ooooh, God.’ I couldn’t believe it.”
Her brother, who chose the name Pope Francis, told her not to worry and reassured her he was well – something she’s also seen watching his face as the events of recent days unfolded on television.“I told him I wanted to hug him,” she said, “and he told me that we are already embracing from a distance, which is also something that I feel and that is real.”
Then, the pope told her to pass along his warm greetings to the rest of the family.
“He said, ‘I cannot call everyone. We are a very big family, so please send them my love. Because if I call everyone, it will empty the Vatican coffers,’ ” Bergoglio said. (source)
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(((In the past, she had prayed that the cardinals wouldn’t pick him.)))
Although I,ve missed all of the other post that you’ve written concerning our Papa since my last comment here, long story short, I was moved for what “IT” is worth to say that I hope that “The Vatican” does not also throw this Papa to the wolves.
Longer story short, me, myself and i don’t want to start a panic but I hope that all Christians don’t start believing that any other Papa could go out into the public so called arena and cure any body that is not prepared to be cured cause believe “ME”, “ME” and “ME” that not even Saint Francis could do that, What I’m trying to say is that His Holiness would also be in big trouble.
No body needs to be a rocket build her to know what would happen at the end to this good man. Let U>S (usual sinners) just let our Papa pray that “IT” is still UP to HIM and hope for the best if ya get my drift?
Call me crazy but if our last Papa would not have quit, I mean retired, his soul and/or spiritual followers would have somehow lost their temper and hell, I mean well, no body couldn’t have imagined what might have happened if our Papa had not convinced these alien lost soul gods not to stop throwing rocks our way!?
I hear YA sinner vic! Victor! Victor! Victor! WHY DON’T YA STOP “IT” YOU KNOW AS WELL AS “i” DO THAT THESE LOST SOULS LISTEN TO OUR VOICE AND WE’RE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN MAKE “IT” STOP RAINING NOW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65RjpmfrjPc
Why must Ya yell sinner vic?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzz_0p6o4ng
Go figure! 🙂
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2013/03/18/4-years-ago-rayford-douthat/
Peace
“I heard him say, ‘ooooh, God.’”
Close!
You were wise in stopping the quote there. After that, and in the comments, it’s back to accusatory mode and ignorance. I need to breath and pray.