Pope Francis also seems determined to deal with the manifold problems facing his Church slowly and prayerfully, rather than as a fresh new CEO taking over a major international corporation armed with a newbroom.
In the absence of any more definitive indicators, this is perhaps a sign that the new president may prove to be the newbroom the scores of millions of Indonesians who voted for him are expecting.
Childhood gives us a protected time to master new physical and social tools, from a whisk broom to a winning comment, before we have to use them to survive.