March 22, 2013. (Romereports.com) The archbishop of Budapest, Peter Erdö is 60 years old. He's also among the youngest cardinal electors. He took part in this last conclave and also back in 2005. He says, the fact that Bergoglio chose the name Francis, is very telling of his style and spirituality.   

CARD. PETER ERDÖ
Archbishop of Budapest (Hungary)
“Choosing the name Francis is very symbolic. I think he wants to give a new push to the spiritual life of the Church. Back in his time St. Francis of Assisi represented a type of novelty-not only socially but at a spiritual level.”

Erdo also talked about how the new Pope was the Chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.  So he believes the importance of education will be a pillar of his pontificate.

CARD. PETER ERDÖ
Archbishop of Budapest (Hungary)
“He wants to be able to transmit the faith in a simple, direct way to every day people. But he also wants to show the richness of faith through a scientific, high level conversation.”

With this goal in mind, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, now the newly elected Pope, created a department that focuses on educating people of different social classes.


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