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A new era is underway for the Roman Catholic Church. After two days and five votes a conclave of cardinals chose an Argentinian cardinal to lead the church’s 1.2 billion 21 . Jorge Bergoglio becomes the first 22 from Latin America and the first to take the name Pope Francis.
On the second day of a conclave to elect the new pope, the cardinals chose Jorge Bergoglio. The 76 year old, who served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, was not considered a favorite to 23 Pope Benedict XVI. In many ways he is a pope of firsts: the first pope of the modern era not born in Europe, the first to come from the Americas and the first Jesuit.
The new pope chose the name Francis to honor St. Francis of Assisi, who worked hard to help the poor and was a reformer who 24 God’s call “to repair my church in ruins.”
Some cardinals feel that Bergoglio has a common-man style, and they consider his simple approach would be good for the Church because the Vatican is often perceived as inaccessible or distant. Many Catholics are now hoping that the 25 described will help Pope Francis deal with the serious problems facing the Vatican.
【題組】24. (A) answered (B) called
(C) insulted (D) waived
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