Midland Reporter-Telegram
MIDLAND, TEXAS - Pope Francis was recently named TIME Magazine's choice for Person of the Year 2013, a decision that comes to many as only fitting after his news-making nine months of service.
From photographs of the pope washing the feet of female inmates to snapshots of him embracing a man with a deformed face, story after story has painted the picture of the native Argentinian as a visionary pope. The recent designation by Time places him among the likes of Barack Obama, Mahatma Gandhi and Pope John Paul II, all previous Persons of the Year.
Monsignor James Bridges, pastor of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, said Pope Francis represents a “fresh leadership at the top.” He leads more from his heart than his head, he said.
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