The new Pope has lived for more than 20 years with only one lung. The new head of the 1.2 billion-member Catholic Church is Pope Francis the first. He was elected on Wednesday at the end of the conclave of 115 cardinals.
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 Argentinian
- 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-gaay stance.In 2010 he described ho*mo*se*xua*lity as a “destructive attack on God’s plan.He was a fierce opponent of Argentina’s decision to legalise gaay 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 coondom 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 drop 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 hospital, 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, gudmor, hv a blessed day.
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