First reader thoughts on the first Pope Francis

Much of the punditocracy and news coverage in reaction to the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I has focused on the novelty of placing the first Latin American and the first Jesuit -- and the first Francis -- on the Chair of St. Peter. The same goes for readers so far who have sent their reactions to letters@latimes.com.

By Paul Thornton

March 13, 2013