It is no longer news that the college of Cardinals of the Catholic Church broke all known barriers, prejudices and sentiments in electing Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 the leader of the world's largest religious organisation. It is also no longer news that the pope is the first Jesuit pontiff of the Catholic Church who shuns all papal protocols including abandoning Apostolic Palace, the papal official residence, to live in a Catholic guest house known as Casa Santa Marta.
In the history of the Catholic Church, no Pope had won the love of the world press and all men irrespective of tribe, tongue and creed through humility as exemplified by Francis on his election day when he requested the pilgrims gathered in the Saint Peter’s Square to pray and bless his petrine ministry; this singular act opened the tide in making Pope Francis one of the most loved and famous men on earth presently.
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