What is his election?

I am not really a religious person. I followed the sociological path of many who attend liberal churches. They grow up and become more educated, which inevitably lead to identifying the “angel”.

If you are like me, you first snake about it. When I was new from college, I would apparently roll my eyes in any religious scenes. I saw and reinstated Bill Mahers ““Religious“ And Ricky Kurvis’ “”Lyrics“I think I still think of the best movies.

Comedian Bill Mahar’s religion was part of the journey of the writer towards the film.

Faith and hope, I thought, for the absorptions and those who encouraged them are dishonest. What did I think of religion? The abnormalities of the mass, the sigh of the oppressed creature, quotes Marx once. It is also a convenient organization for men to subdue men – for record, I still think this.

But since the years have passed, my ideas have become soft, and there is a veil between me and how I really happen.

In conclusion, my protocols are actually the result of the Judo-Cristian World Opinion and upbringing, no matter how many times I rolled my eyes. These can be very easy to summarize:

• Justice and love your neighbor.
• Help you fewer lucker than you, even if everyone gives them a stinky.
• Turn the other cheek.
• Treat others in a way you want to treat.
• Love and devotion are no greater scene than sacrifice.

You don’t have to be a good Christian, especially among the major religions of the world – as well as the basic humanitarian norms.

A certain strain of liberation stuck with me – and, with the new pope, this makes me happy.

Now I am still older and I am slightly slightly tilted Emilie thurgaimComments about religion than Carl Marx. Religion helps some important social activities independently from true belief.

The church is an important company. Its best, this is a real community, an extended family, a support group of people who have shared values. It can provide meaning and purpose and will be a source of true feelings. Without it, it is easy for people to be unwavering each other.

I said that I was not part of a church. When I go home to Texas, I attend uniform services as much as I can. This is a good community and the place where you go, feel welcome, and not expected to spend money. I am mocking the Unitarian Church is the best religious home for the angels: it helps with the social purpose of a church.

In my city, there is no unity church. I occasionally go to Mass with my partner, however, a devotional Catholic. The priest has never surprised me with his sermons, but I ask anyway, like being around people.

I like to see all the gestures of the worshipers – crossing themselves and kissing their thumb in a faint combination. Since Kadeesism never participated in classes, I did not know them, but who knows? Maybe I will learn at the end.

Even if I am not a Catholic – or a believer – I feel the importance of having a church in Mexico. Its ceremonies and the rituals of the passage indicate important moments of people’s lives: baptism, first similarities, marriages, funerals, even pilgrimage. Increasingly in the world, 80% of Mexican people say that Catholics are. After Brazil, Mexico has the largest number of Catholics in the world.

So the election of a new pope is a great thing to practice Catholics. To the surprise of the world, he is American – first.

But there is an important star group next to “American”. As Robert Francis grew up in Chicago, he spent most of his adult life in Peru and became a citizen of Peruvian.

In that respect, I think of him as “American”: in the most comprehensive sense of the word: “America” ​​is not just the United States. A man who can represent both the United States and Latin America is certainly a concept in his election. He was a great choice.

This makes him feel a kind of relationship with him. We both grew up in states, but we have created our lives in Latin America, and accepted the language and many aspects of culture. Many of you and readers have done the same. When the United States is our own, we also say Latin America. This is our home, a part of who we are.

Robert Prevost presented his last media interview in Peru in 2023 as the Archbishop of Siklao. He is talking about the challenges of Peru after anti -government demonstrations after the then President of Point Pedro Castilo expelled Castilo. He called for peace and reconciliation.

Pope Leo XIV did so in Italy when he addressed the public for the first time in St. Peters Square. He also said some things in Spanish – a special Congratulation He was to his Peruvian believers who was the Archbishop of Chiklao. He did not speak English. It’s okay, that too. This is a message: “The United States can consider all kinds of other things, but not for this. In this case, this is no more special than anyone else.”

So far, this new Pope looks like the old pope: not afraid to face injustice and even if they are not Catholics or Christians, it is a pleasure to stand up for less lucky people. His ideas seem to be close to the theology of liberation, just like my own.

I and Baby did not accept everything, I am sure. But that’s right. Although the dynamics of social media may think differently to us, you do not have to admit all the same things to respect or practice with another person, or congratulate them well.

For now, we seem to have got a good thing: someone is not just “from the United States, but a child of” America “.

Sarah Devris A writer and translator of Varagruz’s Salaba. Can access her through her website, Sarahvris.Sapstag.com.