Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
Having spent most of his life in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis has given
proof that he can rise above his environment. As his compatriot Bishop
Alberto Bochatey remarked, “he is a man of few words.” I lived half of
my life in Buenos Aires. Few things are more difficult there than
finding leaders with his humble demeanor and his preference of teaching
by example. Most in his native Argentina have been captured by a
political and economic environment ruled by a government dominated “social justice” mentality. Hopefully, Pope Francis will also rise above his culture and help recover a different type of social justice, which was nurtured and developed by members of his religious order.
