Early church.
The symbolism I get from his Pontifical Cognomen has something to do with the brief bio I heard on CNN... That the new Pope is a very humble man. I actually think that part of how long it took for him to come out wasn't just his extended solo prayer, but ripping bric-a-brac and unnecessary fripperies from his robes to suit his more "vow of poverty" type of living, considering he ditched his previous position's hired limo and took public transportation to work in his diocese.
The Swiss Guard is probably already having fits, because, from his brief speech, I can see him trying to be an accessible pontiff. He strikes me as the kindly grandfather with a gentle hand rather than the fire-and-brimstone proscriber.
But, we'll see.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
The symbolism I get from his Pontifical Cognomen has something to do with the brief bio I heard on CNN... That the new Pope is a very humble man. I actually think that part of how long it took for him to come out wasn't just his extended solo prayer, but ripping bric-a-brac and unnecessary fripperies from his robes to suit his more "vow of poverty" type of living, considering he ditched his previous position's hired limo and took public transportation to work in his diocese.
The Swiss Guard is probably already having fits, because, from his brief speech, I can see him trying to be an accessible pontiff. He strikes me as the kindly grandfather with a gentle hand rather than the fire-and-brimstone proscriber.
But, we'll see.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll