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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis wants 'poor Church for the poor' [View all]iemitsu
(3,888 posts)Francis of Assisi but he made the claim in the context of a PR statement to the press about his intentions as Pope.
It should be remembered that the founder of his own order was also named Francis.
While both of these sainted characters can be seen as positive models for a new Pope the poor one, who helped little children and animals, lends itself to the image the church needs to support just now better than the intellectual, whose model would suggest that addressing doctrinal and structural problems in the church might be the focus of the new Papacy.
He says he has named himself after one Francis while he has dedicated his working life to another Francis.
I guess we should believe Francis, only he knows for sure what was behind the selection of his Pope Name.