In only two years, Pope Francis has changed the face of Catholicism by radically reimagining how it presents itself to the world. From the moment he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's, he has presented a different style of being pope and a new set of priorities for the church.
The change in style was what first caught people's attention. He rejected the usual papal finery of silks and firs and presented himself to the people of Rome in a simple white cassock. A simple greeting of "Good evening" were his first words, and before he blessed the crowd in St. Peter's Square, he bowed his head and asked them to pray over him.
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