Below are 16 facts about the new pope.
1. His real name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio
2. He is 76-years-old
3. He is an Argentinean
4. He is the first Jesuit priest to become Pope
5. He is the first Latin American to become Pope
6. He was the runner-up during the last conclave that elected Pope
Emeritus Benedict XVI
7. He is a conservative known for his strong anti-gay stance. In 2010 he described homosexuality as a "destructive attack on God's plan." He was a fierce opponent of Argentina's decision to legalise gay marriage in 2010, arguing children need to have the right to be raised and educated by a father and a mother.
8. Though conservative, he has criticised priests who refuse to baptize babies born to single mothers
9. He also believes condom can be permissible to prevent disease
10. He is well known for his austere outlook to life. He is famed for taking a bus to work every day in his native Argentina, giving up his driver and official limousine
11. His austere outlook towards life explains his choice of Francis as his papal name. Francis Assisi, who he is named after, is a popular Catholic saint who lived humbly and gave possession away to the poor
12. When he was made a cardinal, he persuaded hundreds of Argentineans not to fly to Rome to celebrate with him but instead to give the money they would have spent on plane tickets to the poor
13. In 2001, during a visit to a hospice, he washed and kissed the feet of 12 AIDS patients
14. He is respected for his intellectual prowess
15. He is an anti-corruption crusader. He has also accused Argentina's government of not doing enough to eradicate poverty
16. He has lived for more than 20 years with one functioning lung. His other lung was removed because of infection.

nice one op. d man is indeed rite 4 d church. i belive he is chosen by God himself

OK!

who is his PA?

the one for the former pope was very good looking. (and these people no dey marry, haba)

Is he is paedophile?!

not to the best of my knowledge, why do you ask?

tpia@:
not to the best of my knowledge, why do you ask?

Just out of curiosity ... Tpia whatsup pal?

tpia@:
who is his PA?

the one for the former pope was very good looking. (and these people no dey marry, haba)

hehehe, everything is unsettled right now, one of d effects of sede vacante is that all those holding positions in the vatican atomatically loses it except a few.
Pope francis will have to chose his fellow servants.

Ubenedictus: hehehe, everything is unsettled right now, one of d effects of sede vacante is that all those holding positions in the vatican atomatically loses it except a few.
Pope francis will have to chose his fellow servants.

I think he's following the former pope to his new position, and you're right about each pope having their own new staff.

The guy in question, however, was also made an archbishop last year.

@poster, you forgot these other facts:

He was born in Italy.

His parents are full-blood Italians.

They migrated with him a few decades ago to Argentina.

tpia@:


I think he's following the former pope to his new position, and you're right about each pope having their own new staff.

The guy in question, however, was also made an archbishop last year.

no, d guy isnt follow pope benedict to retirement, fr lombadi clarified dat in one of his press conference.