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'Show people the good and kind Catholic Church that I love'

I hope Pope Francis can galvanize the youth in the way that only John Paul II was able to do.
Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a mass outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires, Friday Aug.7, 2009. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a mass outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires, Friday Aug.7, 2009.
By Mika Brzezinski

I hope Pope Francis can galvanize the youth in the way that only John Paul II was able to do. And I hope he will lead the Church to reach out and connect with Catholics all over the world and bring spiritual guidance to them in new and modern ways.  I think the Church should also open up and be more transparent--now that the Conclave is done, it’s time to open our doors and show people the good and kind Catholic Church that I love so dearly.