On hearing the news of the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new Bishop of Rome, the Most Revd George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff , issued the following statement:
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“I welcome the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I. He can be assured of the prayers of the whole Archdiocese of Cardiff.
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The election of a new Pope is always a new beginning and I look to the future with hope and confidence.
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Seeing the crowds in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday evening who could fail to be struck by the global nature of the Church and its universal mission.”
