Pope Francis First Year in the Vatican for Time Magazine's Person of the Year

In just nine months, Pope Francis captured the imagination of the world in 2013.

[ConoQuePaso]

Francis, rebuild my Church! I left the flock many years ago, but I will return because of the changes Pope Francis is undertaking. VIVA EL PAPA!

[pohkhui]

For the first time, I really really like this POPE.
GOD BLESS.

[alastraattisha]

Pope Francis makes me so proud to be Catholic 

[spectrum]

Pope Francis is great man, and best pope we have ever had. A real man of the people.

[Wayzor_]

I'm an Atheist, but Francis is pretty awesome.

[LoveportionNo]

Everytime i saw any video of this Pope Francis- I'm holding my tear... He so adorable, humble & so kind... Pope Francis-pls come to this side of the world, South East Asia especially Sarawak Malaysia- in the Island of Borneo. 

[na.s]

To all other Christians that bash the Pope

What's your problem? Do you hate the Pope and the Catholic Church?

Why do we need to insult and hate each other? We are CHRISTIANS
We WORSHIP 1 GOD We believe in ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST
And we BELIEVE in the HOLY SPIRIT. Why do we have to be against each other?, we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. The bible teaches that unity is strength, we as Christians must unite against the true evils of this world. We don't need to fight each other.. God taught us to forgive and love each other, why don't we stop fighting each other and forget our past atrocities against one another and unite as a family, unite in Christ.
Different denominations may have contradicting doctrines, but are we gonna let doctrines stop us from uniting in Christ? Our doctrines are different, but our Lord is the same, our bible is the same, the contents are pretty much the same, we serve the same God.

God bless us all, may we Christians learn to love each other and unite in Christ. May God's love and mercy inspire us to serve our Lord and our fellow humans with hearts full of Love and compassion.

[sactown]

Im not catholic but this pope seems like the right choice. Hope he brings the power of God for peace in this world.

[CamiloSanchez]

Don't look at him as a man trying to convert you, just look at him as a symbol of the good things that a symbol of peace would stand for.

[LakouLakay]

I'm not Catholic, but God Bless this man.  To all the hateful 'Christians' here you obviously have not respect for Christ or his teachings that call us to forgive, not judge, and to reach for the good of people.  Too many 'Christians' here bashing the Pope, the church, etc..it's disappointing.

[ituzska]

this pope is very very symphatic :-) 0:55

[DaniEzze]

I think he's a good guy. But I'm here mainly because of the religious arguments. *chews pop-corn"

[jadedmind]

Don't get me wrong, this Pope Francis seems like a really nice guy.
Very grandfatherly and I'm sure I'd like him if I met him.

I'm just confused as to why everybody is kissing the feet of a man elected by other men.
people claiming to speak for God is hilarious and ridiculous to me and it's very dishearting that millions of people throughout the centuries have bought this.

[Juniper]

Some of the comments here really have revolted me. You have the right to your own opinion but that does not mean you have to mock or judge somebody else's. Be respectful.

[alanbourbeau]

I'm a fan of Pope Francis myself and I have a couple of his books. But although there's some Catholics who are traditional and conservative don't like what he's doing and don't like his lifestyle. Now that's their own opinion. But I'm entitled to my opinion as well.

[williambrown]

I’m not Catholic but he truly is the people’s Pope.

[idicula]

The Pope message, and what is so appealing about him I think is he seems to approaches the matters of the chuch through a laities prospective. He seams to be resserecting that humble mantra or Aristotle that" those who know most, knows least", ( which are very much like Jesus confounding words "those who are and first will be last") through that message he is giving those important and very much lacking sentiments, a sense of infinate possibilties that has been missing from the Church, instead of the limiting presence which has had a corruption to the church.  

[mduduzimoyo]

can you heal the world and make it a better place pope

[Iesuluxvitae]

God is Love! And the Pope Francis is his loved servus.

[PrincessTS]

great but lets talk about income equality and how to end poverty world wide