Because I come from Argentina and I come from the same city as Pope Francis, I have found that people like to ask me what I think of him or share with me articles or interviews, and I am grateful for that. I had never heard of Jorge Bergoglio before as I haven’t lived in Buenos Aires now for 29 years. However, because he comes from Argentina, I tend to pay a bit more of attention about what he says and does now that he is the new pope.

A friend of mine shared a clip of an interview with him, done a few years ago by the president of Youth with a mission in Argentina. In it, he asks Bergoglio, future pope Francis, the difference between a nominal Christian and a committed Christian. It was his answer but made me think a lot about my relationship with Jesus. He…