Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and spontaneity with words. Like the late Argentine pope, he hails from a country far from the Catholic Church's traditional power base of Europe and came to Rome with an outsider's view.

Catholic teenagers reclaim the figure of the Argentine and await a new Pontiff with whom they also "connect". "Many young people confuse happiness with a sofa." Francis spoke clearly and directly to the new generations from the beginning,

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there.