And they want something of it, they want to follow. They see an evangelizer. In his first solo major document, “The Gospel of Joy,” released last week, Francis wrote primarily about joy.

On preaching and evangelism "I'm not a great preacher, and I don't claim to be a great preacher . . . I'm an ordinary preacher, just communicating the Gospel in the best way I know how." ...

“The idea with us is L-O-V-E. We mean it from our heart, from within. The idea of love your brother, love your neighbor, we’ve been preaching this for 40 years,” he continues.