POPE FRANCIS

Donyelle Blagburn
Dallas Thompson III

BACKGROUND
Born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013
Ordained as a priest in December 1969

ROLE OF THE POPE

Head of the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome
Head of the sovereign city-state Vatican City
Holds both political and religious duties

CREDIBILITY
Doctorate in theology
Bergoglio served as archbishop of Buenos Aires from 1998 to 2013

(succeeding Antonio Quarracino),

Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina from 2001 to 2013

President of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina from 2005 to 2011

POWER
Personal power influence capacity a leader has from being seen as

intelligent and likeable from his followers

Referent power- based on a followers liking of the leader

Expert power- based on the followers perception of the leaders knowledge

Position power- influence capacity a leader has received from a particular

office or rank in a formal organizational setting

Legitimate power-associated with having status or formal job authority

LEADERSHIP STYLE
Charismatic Leadership
gathers followers through dint of personality and charm, rather than any form of

external power or authority.

Charisma has to do with an awareness of the gift that each of us has and which
can also be received by the other.

VIEWS
Was the first Pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pope, and the first

non-European
Pro-life, against same-sex marriage but will not deny their religious

involvement, supports big bang theory and evolution, understands climate

change
Year of mercy next year to forgive the sin of mercy
Involved in world issues not just Catholic ones
June 2015, Pope Francis spoke out about the environment. He released a 184-

page encyclical, a type of Papal message, warning of the dangers of climate

change

TRAIT APPROACH
Focuses exclusively on the leader not the followers
Qualities that make a leader

Achievement drive for responsibility and task completion

Persistence- vigor and persistence in pursuit of goals
Insight-risk taking and originality
Initiative- drive to exercise initiative in social situations
Self- confidence- sense of personal identity
Responsibility- willingness to accept consequences of decision and action
Cooperativeness- readiness to absorb interpersonal stress
Tolerance-willingness to tolerate frustration and delay
Influence- ability to influence others behaviors
Sociability- capacity to structure social interaction systems to the purpose at hand

IMPACT
Brought together Raul Castro and Barack Obama which significantly

changed Cuba and The United States foreign policies.

Urged the United States to be open to immigrants
Awareness to environmental problems on a global level

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