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make jokes and ad-improvisation, the new pope is the world's media and explains why he chose himself the name of St. Francis of Assisi. Lizzie Davies reports the Vatican

As he was on the scene of the courtroom Paul VI Vatican wide, Saturday, Pope Francis was still wearing the white cassock crucifix shoes, clear and black that marked his pontificate is minimalist grass aesthetics.

In his first meeting with the thousands of journalists who were tired covering the Vatican in recent weeks filled with action, the first Latin American Jesuit priest and their love expressing gratitude for their work. "You worked, huh?" He chuckled, the informal style that became his trademark.

But some of the biggest applause of the audience was reserved for when a man of simple habits explained why he had chosen for himself the name of St. Francis of Assisi, the saint who devoted his life to peace and the poor.

in conclave, Argentina words, when the votes were counted and things seemed to - in his own words, "a little rough" - Cardinal sitting next to him, an old friend from Brazil , kissed him and said: "Do not forget the poor."

In a clear sign of his desire to restore the priorities of the Catholic Church after the Pope intellectual besieged kingdom apparent distance, Francis added that the memory made him think of St. Francis - a man " I wanted a poor church. "" Oh, I want a church, "he said," who is poor and for the poor. "

Juan Camilo, a Colombian 23 years in the public, was impressed. "I liked this part because it is a sign of the transformation of the transition to the poor," he said. "And behold, I shall be a sign of improving relations between the Church and hierarchy and its people. Because [in recent years], the church has not been open to people. "

brief but friendly reporters, Francisco chose not to repeat a claim made colorful made last year in which the accused. Focus on and exaggerate the negative aspects of Vatican II has, however, I urge you to "always try to understand the true nature of the Church and even his trip around the world, with their virtues and their sins."

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