Community Corner
New Pope Francis Elected: Catholics in Portsmouth React
Locals across the community responded.
The white smoke appeared on Wednesday, signalling that the conclave had chosen Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to be the new head of the Catholic Church.
What do you think of the new pope?
We asked users on Portsmouth Patch's Facebook page soon after the news broke. Here's what a few of them had to say:
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Brian Killavey: I think his last name is going to be fun for all the news type people to try and say.
Ben Dinsmore: Same as I thought about the last; nothing good.
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Menotti Joseph Barone: I heard that we may need to brush up on our Latin if we attend Mass!
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