Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a Jesuit who has a
growing reputation as a very spiritual man with a talent for pastoral
leadership. An author of books on spirituality and meditation, since
1998 he has been archbishop of Buenos Aires, where his style is low-key
and close to the people. He rides the bus, visits the poor and a few
years ago made a point of washing the feet of 12 AIDS sufferers on Holy
Thursday. He also has created 17 new parishes, restructured the
administrative offices, led pro-life initiatives and started new
pastoral programs, such as a commission for divorced people. He
co-presided over the 2001 Synod of Bishops and was elected to the synod
council, so he is well known to the world’s bishops.
From America Magazine in 2005 (here)
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