Milan, 11 May (LaPresse) – Prevost "is a missionary who has experience of proclamation, experience of service in churches poor in means. And at the same time he has experience of government, both in the Augustinian order and in the Church, as bishop and then prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. These are important elements. Besides the person, of course'. This was stated in an interview with Corriere della Sera by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem, explaining that ‘his personal history, above all,’ influenced the choice. The new Pope ‘is a person who immediately inspires much confidence,’ Pizzaballa says, "a mild man who knows how to listen and at the same time seems very clear in his speeches, in his first gestures. A clear and free person. We are at the beginning of his pontificate, but already the first steps give us great courage and comfort. Even the reaction of the people, so beautiful and enthusiastic, says a lot. It is a heritage of affection to be accompanied and to grow'.
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