The Mad Monarchist: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia 1924-2015

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Habemus Papam

Posted on 12:48 by vikash gupta
Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina has been elected Bishop of Rome, Sovereign Pontiff and has taken the name of Pope Francis I. 76-years old he is most noted for his humility, for riding the bus to work, for refusing to live in the bishop's palace in his own diocese so, I think it is safe to say we will not be seeing a restoration of the papal coronation given all of that. He is the first Latin American pontiff (though obviously of Italian ancestry), the first Jesuit to be elected pope and rather than taking the name of a past pontiff as is traditional, he chose the name "Francis", undoubtedly in reference to the humble St Francis. He led the crowd in prayer, prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and to ask their prayers for himself before giving the apostolic blessing. Due to his age and imperfect health, his election was a bit of a surprise but with his past criticism of the Roman curia and his compassion for the poor, criticism of the gap between the rich and poor, many are taking his election as that of a reforming figure who will "clean out" the papal court and then pass the office on to a younger man. We will have to wait and see, there will be more to come in the days ahead but, a historic day on many fronts, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Francis I, is the new Sovereign Pontiff.
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook
Posted in argentina, Catholic Church, news, Pope | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Monarchist Profile: General Niklaus Franz von Bachmann
    One of the most famous Swiss soldiers in history, Niklaus Franz von Bachmann was a notable monarchist, all the more so for coming from a cou...
  • The Teutonic Knights
    When one thinks of the old-fashioned image of a knight, one probably first thinks of the Knights Templar or other Crusaders fighting in the ...
  • Royal Profile: Prince Victor Emmanuel, Count of Turin
    Prince Victor Emmanuel, Count of Turin was born in Turin on November 24, 1870 to Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and Maria Victoria al...
  • A Self-Hating World
    I have commented before about the extent to which the European peoples have been depopulating and I have recently also ranted on about my an...
  • King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia 1924-2015
    Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia passed away after a bout of pneumonia today (January 23 local time). He will be succeeded by hi...
  • Question for Catholics: Why Not the Pope?
    Two weeks ago was my second attempt at a “theme week” focusing on royal topics from a particular region. The first was Scandinavia, then two...
  • Favorite Royal Images: A New Queen
    HM Queen Elizabeth II the picture of royal dignity
  • Flag Flaps, Part I, Japan
    As long-time readers will know, your resident madman is a vexillologist, which is a very fancy name for folks interested in flags. Flags, li...
  • Video: Su Majestad el Rey jura la Constitución y es proclamado Rey de EspaƱa
  • Sovereignty and Morality
    One of the things that often frustrates me is the people who pose questions with the perceived goal of looking for an excuse to be disloyal....

Categories

  • 2013
  • 2014
  • abdication
  • abortion
  • ad
  • afghanistan
  • Africa
  • aga khan
  • Akihito
  • america
  • anniversary
  • argentina
  • armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Austria-Hungary
  • Baden
  • Bavaria
  • Belgium
  • Bhutan
  • birth
  • Birthday
  • blog
  • blog policy
  • bonaparte
  • bosnia
  • Bourbon
  • Brazil
  • British Empire
  • brunei
  • bulgaria
  • bullfighting
  • burma
  • cambridge
  • Canada
  • cardinal
  • caribbean
  • Carlism
  • Carlists
  • castile
  • Catholic
  • Catholic Church
  • Charles I
  • children
  • China
  • Christ the King
  • christianity
  • christmas
  • clash
  • colony
  • communism
  • Congo
  • consort
  • coronation
  • croatia
  • crusades
  • czech
  • czechoslovakia
  • death
  • democracy
  • Denmark
  • dominican republic
  • Easter
  • Economic crisis
  • egypt
  • Elizabeth II
  • Emperor
  • emperor of austria
  • emperor of vietnam
  • empire series
  • England
  • eternal rest
  • Ethiopia
  • fascism
  • fashion
  • favorites
  • film
  • Finland
  • flag
  • France
  • French Revolution
  • gay marriage
  • Germany
  • golden horde
  • government
  • Grace Kelly
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Grimaldi
  • guadeloupe
  • guest
  • halloween
  • Hanover
  • Hapsburg
  • Harald V
  • Hesse
  • History
  • hohenzollern
  • holiday
  • Holland
  • Holy Roman Empire
  • Hungary
  • images
  • immigration
  • incoherent ramble
  • independence
  • India
  • indonesia
  • Iran
  • Ireland
  • Islam
  • italy
  • jacobite
  • jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jerusalem
  • Jordan
  • Juan Carlos
  • judaism
  • July 4
  • kent
  • knighthood
  • Korea
  • libertarianism
  • Liechtenstein
  • luxembourg
  • mad rant
  • madagascar
  • mail
  • malaysia
  • malta
  • Manchu
  • manchukuo
  • Margrethe II
  • marriage
  • Maximilian
  • Mexico
  • Middle East
  • military
  • ming dynasty
  • mini
  • Monaco
  • monarch
  • monarchism
  • Monarchist
  • monarchists
  • monarchy
  • money
  • Mongolia
  • mongols
  • montenegro
  • movie review
  • mussolini
  • mythology
  • Nam Phuong
  • Napoleon
  • Napoleon III
  • nazi
  • netherlands
  • New Sweden
  • new year
  • news
  • Nguyen
  • Nguyen Dynasty
  • nigeria
  • normans
  • north carolina
  • Norway
  • Obama
  • obeisance
  • opinion
  • Orange
  • Orleans
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Pahlavi
  • pan-monarchism
  • Papal Profile
  • Persia
  • personal
  • piedmont-sardinia
  • plantaganet
  • politics
  • Pope
  • portraits
  • Portugal
  • president
  • pretender
  • prince william
  • prophecy
  • Prussia
  • Q&A
  • qatar
  • Qing
  • Qing Dynasty
  • qing emperors
  • questions
  • quote
  • radical islam
  • Rama IX
  • refuting republicanism
  • regalia
  • regent
  • religion
  • remedios
  • republicanism
  • Revolutionary War
  • Risorgimento
  • Romania
  • Romanov
  • Rome
  • royal
  • royal saint
  • Russia
  • sacred heart
  • saudi arabia
  • savoy
  • saxe-coburg-gotha
  • saxony
  • scandinavia
  • Scotland
  • scripture
  • selangor
  • serbia
  • Siam
  • Sicily
  • slovakia
  • slovenia
  • socialism
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • st patrick
  • story
  • stuart
  • succession
  • sudan
  • swaziland
  • Sweden
  • switzerland
  • syria
  • taxes tea party USA
  • ted kennedy
  • templars
  • texas
  • texas friends
  • Thailand
  • the Netherlands
  • thirty years war
  • thurn und taxis
  • Tibet
  • trebizond
  • Tudor
  • Turkey
  • Two Sicilies
  • UAE
  • ukraine
  • Ungern-Sternberg
  • US President
  • USA
  • Vatican
  • viceroy
  • Victoria
  • video
  • Vietnam
  • vision
  • Wales
  • wettin
  • white russians
  • Willem-Alexander
  • windsor
  • Word War I
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • yugoslavia

Blog Archive

  • ►  2015 (6)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2014 (211)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (11)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  July (24)
    • ►  June (29)
    • ►  May (24)
    • ►  April (26)
    • ►  March (22)
    • ►  February (21)
    • ►  January (23)
  • ▼  2013 (283)
    • ►  December (21)
    • ►  November (24)
    • ►  October (23)
    • ►  September (25)
    • ►  August (32)
    • ►  July (34)
    • ►  June (30)
    • ►  May (28)
    • ►  April (31)
    • ▼  March (25)
      • The Sicilian Kingdom of Africa
      • Happy Easter
      • Some Time Off
      • Favorite Royal Images: The May King
      • Knights and Knighthood Today
      • Happy St Patrick's Day
      • MM Sunday Scripture
      • Royal News Roundup
      • MM Video: Crowns of the World
      • MM Video: Imperial Vietnam at War
      • Pope Francis I, What to Expect
      • Habemus Papam
      • Siege of Khartoum Begins
      • Favorite Royal Images: A Princess to Be
      • Queen Signs Pledge for Homosexuals
      • MM Sunday Scripture
      • Royal News Roundup
      • A World Without the Hapsburgs, Part III
      • A World Without the Hapsburgs, Part II
      • A World Without the Hapsburgs, Part I
      • Favorite Royal Images: Norwegian Princess
      • The Caliph of Islam in Turkey
      • MM Sunday Scripture
      • Royal News Roundup
      • Sede Vacante
    • ►  February (10)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

vikash gupta
View my complete profile