Bergoglio, 76, was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, when he arrived for the papal conclave in Rome to select the successor to retired pope Benedict XVI.
He was ordained for the Jesuits on Dec. Bergoglio was ordained titular bishop of Auca and auxiliary of Buenos Aires on June 27, He became archbishop of Buenos Aires on Feb. Back in , Bergoglio drew high marks as an accomplished intellectual, having studied theology in Germany.
His leading role during the Argentine economic crisis burnished his reputation as a voice of conscience, and made him a potent symbol of the costs globalization can impose on the world's poor. Bergoglio's reputation for personal simplicity also exercised an undeniable appeal — a Prince of the Church who chose to live in a simple apartment rather than the archbishop's palace, who gave up his chauffeured limousine in favor of taking the bus to work, and who cooked his own meals.
Another measure of Bergoglio's seriousness as a candidate was the negative campaigning that swirled around him eight years ago. Three days before the conclave, a human rights lawyer in Argentina filed a complaint charging Bergoglio with complicity in the kidnapping of two liberal Jesuit priests under the country's military regime, a charge Bergoglio flatly denied.
There was also an e-mail campaign, claiming to originate with fellow Jesuits who knew Bergoglio when he was the provincial of the order in Argentina, asserting that "he never smiled.
All of that by way of saying, Bergoglio was definitely on the radar screen. Of course he's eight years older now, and at 76 is probably outside the age window many cardinals would see as ideal. Further, the fact he couldn't get over the hump last time may convince some cardinals there's no point going back to the well.
That said, many of the reasons that led members of the college to take him seriously eight years ago are still in place. Born in Buenos Aires in , Bergoglio's father was an Italian immigrant and railway worker from the region around Turin, and he has four brothers and sisters. His original plan was to be a chemist, but in he instead entered the Society of Jesus and began studies for the priesthood.
He spent much of his early career teaching literature, psychology and philosophy, and early on he was seen as a rising star. From to he served as the Jesuit provincial in Argentina, then in became the rector of the seminary from which he had graduated.
These were the years of the military junta in Argentina, when many priests, including leading Jesuits, were gravitating towards the progressive liberation theology movement.
As the Jesuit provincial, Bergoglio insisted on a more traditional reading of Ignatian spirituality, mandating that Jesuits continue to staff parishes and act as chaplains rather than moving into "base communities" and political activism. Although Jesuits generally are discouraged from receiving ecclesiastical honors and advancement, especially outside mission countries, Bergoglio was named auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires in and then succeeded the ailing Cardinal Antonio Quarracino in Robert Bellarmino.
Over the years, Bergoglio became close to the Comunione e Liberazione movement founded by Italian Fr. Luigi Giussani, sometimes speaking at its massive annual gathering in Rimini, Italy. He's also presented Giussani's books at literary fairs in Argentina. It is extraordinary: not just the meetings before; it's when you actually process into the Sistine Chapel. I remember we had a sermon from a Capuchin and then it started. One of the cardinals says: 'Exeunt Omnes' — which means 'Everybody go out'.
I remember looking round and thinking to myself: 'One of us is going to go out of here with a different cassock on. One by one, we go up and we put our vote into the golden urn. In the Sistine Chapel, you're facing Michelangelo's Last Judgment and so it's a pretty solemn affair. You go up and you say, before God, I think this is the man who should be pope.
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