Cardinal Oswald Gracias has described Pope Francis as having been “a person of deep faith prayer" while also serving as the type of "fearless" pontiff who was needed during the period that he led the Catholic Church.
“The Holy Spirit sends us the leader that we need at different times,” Gracias said. “When Pope Francis began the papacy, all of us did not know what to expect as he was not much known outside of Rome, not even in Rome with the Curia. But as I look back at these last twelve years – what an impact he has made on the Church and on the world."
