Mission Local spoke with residents about their expectations for and thoughts on the newly elected pope. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis I of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday.
Social Media Whiz. Marta came from Zaragoza, Spain to master her English but everyone she spoke to wanted to practice Spanish and earn her Master's Degree from UC Berkeley. After just a few months in the Mission, she she felt at home, but alas, she had to leave San Francisco to follow a job with CNet. She now lives in Boston, but knows the Mission well and having her return to manage our social media has been a coup for us.
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I always find it odd that after all this time people think the Catholic church should be reflexive to them.