- A 'very different' pope -
"I think this guy is very different. He's kind of a futuristic pope, so down to earth, so humble, so loving, and leading by example," said Cristina Temboury, 46, a civil servant.
"He is a fantastic leader, somebody we need," she added.
Puthupparampil Scaria, a 59-year-old Catholic born in India, put it this way: "He is so genuine. He is more like a pastor than a pope."
Temboury's only lament of the day was what she called a catastrophic cellphone blunder: at the moment of truth, after so many hours of waiting, she had the thing set on selfie.
"I took 15 pictures of myself as the pope was going by," she said, laughing.
One older Catholic, retired electrical engineer Don Sasnacht, 72, called Francis amazing and praised his communications skills in particular.
He admitted he finds hard to stomach the widespread impression that Francis is less rigid on hot button social issues such as gay marriage.
Still, he said he is willing to forgive the pope on that one.
"It comes with the package. I mean, when was the last time you saw a president that you agreed with 100%?," Sasnacht mused.
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