Pope Francis By Beppe Severgnini

Beppe Severgnini, a devote Italian and opinionated writer, uses a brief story or short anecdote to provide a sense of Pope Francis’ personality, and referencing the title, this exemplifies just one of the reasons “Why Italians Love Francis.” “He met a bishop waiting for his driver. “Can’t you walk?” the pope smiled” (paragraph 1). Francis’ sense of personality is very free spirited compared to other bishops or priests, this anecdote shows that he has a much different outlook on life than others. This anecdote causes readers to question their outlook on life. Why would they take part in transportation when they are able to walk? Most people would also take the car instead of walk. Severgnini entertains the readers throughout the article, he supports his title with constant examples that demonstrate why Pope Francis is so loved. He makes sure the reader can grasp the importance of Pope Francis by making examples relatable, and readers can understand his viewpoint on why the Pope has played a huge role in Italian’s lives.
He says Pope Francis is the Roman Catholic Church’s “innovator” (paragraph 3). He uses a metaphor comparing Pope Francis as “the church’s Steve Jobs” (paragraph 3.) He uses this to establish that no other Pope has the ignition to change issues as much as Francis does, such as no one changed the world of technology as much as Steve Jobs did. Pope Francis has a new outlook and stance on topics, and plans to make a change unlike others previously. Francis touches subjects such as gay marriage, an example provide by Severgnini, and this is one of the reasons Italians love him, no one yet has gone to extremes that Francis will go