, ▁but ▁would ▁also ▁read ▁the ▁Bible ▁and ▁pray ▁with ▁him , ▁based ▁on ▁what ▁Berg og lio ▁called ▁a ▁relationship ▁of ▁friendship ▁and ▁trust . ▁Pal au ▁described ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁approach ▁to ▁relationships ▁with ▁Evangel ical s ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁" building ▁brid ges ▁and ▁showing ▁respect , ▁knowing ▁the ▁differences , ▁but ▁major ing ▁on ▁what ▁we ▁can ▁agree ▁on : ▁on ▁the ▁div inity ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁his ▁vir gin ▁birth , ▁his ▁res urre ction , ▁the ▁second ▁coming ." ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁election , ▁Pal au ▁predicted ▁that ▁" t ensions ▁will ▁be ▁e ased ." ▁ ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁B ong arr á , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Bible ▁Society , ▁rec ount ed ▁that ▁Berg og lio ▁not ▁only ▁met ▁with ▁Evangel ical s ▁and ▁pray ed ▁with ▁them , ▁he ▁also ▁asked ▁them ▁to ▁pray ▁for ▁him . ▁B ong arr á ▁noted ▁that ▁Berg og lio ▁would ▁frequently ▁end ▁a ▁conversation ▁with ▁the ▁request , ▁" P ast or , ▁pray ▁for ▁me ." ▁Additionally , ▁B ong arr á ▁told ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁week ly ▁worship ▁meeting ▁of ▁char ism atic ▁past ors ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁which ▁Berg og lio ▁attended : ▁" He ▁mounted ▁the ▁platform ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁past ors ▁to ▁pray ▁for ▁him . ▁He ▁kn elt ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁and ▁[ the ▁Protest ant ▁leaders ▁there ] ▁laid ▁hands