In case anyone managed to miss it, these comments cement the obvious: the world has a new pope.At first I wondered if the colorful language Pope Francis has employed in his homilies and audiences wasn't some side effect of a native Spanish speaker preaching in Italian and then getting translated into English. But it soon became clear that the pope's flair for evocative imagery and unique phrases is something meant to cut across languages, not the result of being mangled by them.Pope Francis uses vivid, at times unexpected language to challenge, inspire and otherwise get his point across. Often bluntly. Sometimes humorously. Always memorably.It was evident from the beginning in the now public " Bergoglio intervention ." Given by the soon-to-be pope at the cardinals' daily meetings before the conclave, he argued against "theological narcissism" and a Church that is "self-referential." Like Cardinal Ratzinger's "dictatorship of relativism" in 2005, these words probably helped elect him. Pope Francis, however, focuses his critique not on the modern world, but on the Church's response, saying Christians must go out into the world, even to its margins (phrasing that has cropped up in subsequent homilies and even tweets).Pope Francis' talks are marked not by theological narcissism but by examples of daily life. He quotes his grandmother . He compares Heaven to getting cataract surgery . He addresses Catholic life at the parish level . He cuts across cultural and ideological lines and simultaneously comforts and challenges practically everyone in his path. He does this so deftly that he's even proved to be a good fit for Twitter . It's difficult to imagine someone being more inspirational in 140 characters. Rather than analyze this point to death, here are some highlights:You could write an encyclical with these!It's a reminder that the papacy is an office, but the pope is a unique human being, with his own experiences, observations and voice.(CNS Photo/Paul Haring)