St. Charles Borromeo seminarians' thoughts on Pope Francis
Yes, there was a pope pool.Yes, seminarians are happy with the choice of the cardinal formerly known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio to succeed Pope Benedict, who retired.
Jason Buck, 28, a fifth year student from West Chester:
"He's humble."
When the pope was chosen, "My mom texted me, 'We have a Pope.' "
Kevin Lonergan, 24, 7th year student from Pottsville:
"The great humility he showed when he asked the people to pray for him before the blessing was extraordinary. ... It's an exciting time to have a pope from this side of the Atlantic."
How did they learn that a new pope had been selected? "Jason and I were in American church history class when one of our classmates yelled out, "we have a pope." They all "bolted" out of the classroom and to a common room, where a large projection screen was showing the scene in Rome to watch the rest of the events.
Robert Schmid, 26, 4th year student from Raleigh, N.C.: