Is Pancho in Argentina, Paco is considered a funny spaniard name mostly.
a pancho is also a hotdog.
You mean “when and if there is a later…”
Padre Hidalgo, one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution, was educated by Jesuits --until they were expelled from the Spanish colonial empire. In the last century, the Jesuits were pioneers in Liberation Theology–now out of fashion. In 1989, six Jesuit scholars & their servants were murdered by Salvadoran gunmen on the government’s side; the US was allied with the Salvadoran government.
The Jesuits are favorite boogie-men of the less educated Protestants–waiting to leap out from under the bed & sprinkle you with holy water–just behind the Inquisition…
My father received this email from Fr. Tom Devry, who was in Rome with Cardinal Dolan:
**We were home watching the CNN and since it was pouring rain at 6 we thought well maybe tomorrow, at 7 we still hadn’t seen smoke and then came the white smoke. We all bolted up to our rooms and you could hear the bells ringing and every light came on and all you could see in the rain was people running. Although I made it into the middle of the square in 15 minutes, we watied, and waited and thought we won’t see a damn thing with all these umbrellas. Then the rain stopped and the bands marched, the Swiss Guards marched and then the lights on the balcony came on. Out steps the Dean of the College and announces Jorge Mario Bergoglio, and we all gasped (Buenos Aires) and then his name Francis! People were stunned and then started the chant “Francesco, Francesco.” But when he came out, we thought this poor man is in shock, and then came the microphone. Good evening, the Cardinals had to go to the end of the earth to get the new bishop of Rome." When Pope Frances prayed an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be for Pope Benedict the people applauded… then he humbly asked us to bless him and he bowed to us. That really touched us all. He gave us a plenary indulgence and his blessing. We have a humble Servant of the servants, he got rid of the limo and palace and chose an apartment in Buenos Aires, and cooked an did his own laundry. He scolded his priests for not baptizing babies born to single moms. He worked with AIDS patients and helped in a soup kitchen. We got the real deal. **
How cool!
My favorite story so far was this morning on NPR.
Apparently, per Cardinal Dolan, Pope Frank rode the bus back to the hotel with the rest of the cardinals, presumably to pick up his suitcase or something.
Maybe he’ll get rid of the Popemobile?
If he’s smart, he’ll keep his bags packed until he gets a look at that secret report only popes get to look at.
And in Spain Pancho is seen as funny and panchitos are roasted corn.
… there is a cannibal joke in there somewhere.