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35. From the Guardian blog:

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 03:27 PM

Mar 2013

The archbishop of Buenos Aires is a Jesuit intellectual who travels by bus and has a practical approach to poverty: when he was appointed a cardinal, Bergoglio persuaded hundreds of Argentinians 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. 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. He was created a cardinal by John Paul II on 21 February 2001.

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*Drumroll* The New Pope is Bergoglio of Argentina [View all] cali Mar 2013 OP

Another right wing reactionary. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #1

Qu'elle surprise. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #4

He's also 76 years old cali Mar 2013 #9

I don't get it...is there some unofficial rule that the guy has to be over 70? Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #68

It's the Catholic Church, what were you expecting? Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #21

The new pope also says adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children. Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #32

Pope Francis Hissyspit Mar 2013 #2

as in "lighten up, francis"? eom arely staircase Mar 2013 #6

No--as in St. Francis meow2u3 Mar 2013 #13

oh, i've had my dog blessed arely staircase Mar 2013 #19

I had my cats blessed meow2u3 Mar 2013 #31

Well, technically Hissyspit Mar 2013 #26

Or, he could be named after Francis Borgia, or Francis of Rome, or... GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #54

I'm guessing Francis of Assisi bklyncowgirl Mar 2013 #29

Francis the Talking Tool ? lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #61

no fucking way! AngryAmish Mar 2013 #3

A Jesuit???!!!???!!!???!!!??? Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #8

This is very interesting AngryAmish Mar 2013 #14

Not only that, a Jesuit who calls himself "Francis" Recursion Mar 2013 #57

Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #63

Fascinating LittleBlue Mar 2013 #5

down to earth is, i'm sure, a very relative concept with cardinals arely staircase Mar 2013 #17

Interesting name, Francis. A focus on poverty, then environment, and animals then? LittleBlue Mar 2013 #22

No, his main thing is bashing gays. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #27

NPR says he's a Jesuit bklyncowgirl Mar 2013 #7

The dude is no progressive. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #15

+1 hes anti-gay, ant-women - no progressive n/t FreeState Mar 2013 #18

He's a Jesuit? Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #10

Chris Matthews was delighted...Says Jesuits have "big brains." KoKo Mar 2013 #34

He tows the party line, that's for sure... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #11

He Toes The Line Not Tow HangOnKids Mar 2013 #23

Shame on me... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #39

Sorry if that sounded harsh HangOnKids Mar 2013 #45

Yikes...that doesn't sound like fun... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #46

Just remember one pulls things HangOnKids Mar 2013 #48

Or you let someone else put the polish on! joeybee12 Mar 2013 #49

76? So in about 10years, we will be back to picking another Pope and polluting the enviroment HipChick Mar 2013 #12

They will probably pick sooner than that. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #42

Pope Francis Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #16

first non-European pope rollin74 Mar 2013 #20

Not quite sarisataka Mar 2013 #40

The Mediterranean world at the time was essentially a Greco-Roman space RZM Mar 2013 #55

Hierarchies do tend to select leaders sarisataka Mar 2013 #69

Fred Phelps type of gay-hating bigot. Screw him. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #24

Pope Francis is a moderate meow2u3 Mar 2013 #25

He a Jesuit and they are thinkers Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #33

He is against married clergy...and women, and gays, and anything progressive in nature. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #52

He came out for contraception Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #53

Not exactly. He approved of it only to prevent the spread of disease. progressoid Mar 2013 #67

He's also against wealth inequality Recursion Mar 2013 #58

Oh, they're all against that, c'mon now. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #59

Considering the guy rented an apartment, took the bus, cooked his own meals, etc.. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #65

And now he'll live in a palace. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #66

Moderate? LOL - look up his anti-gay and women statements n/t FreeState Mar 2013 #38

Now compare those and his other statements to the church at large. Moderate. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #64

No, he is NOT a moderate. dbackjon Mar 2013 #43

Does his bio say what he was up to during the dirty war?..nt Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #28

From wikipedia Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #36

OMG! Neil Rogers twin brother! superpatriotman Mar 2013 #44

Neil Pope! RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #50

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From the Guardian blog: cali Mar 2013 #35

The RCC is losing ground and influence in South America to other Christian sects. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #37

As South America gains affluence and education (freedom) Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #47

Threw them a bone...but it won't stop the losses. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #51

Fuck that homophobic asshole dbackjon Mar 2013 #41

I'm praying DevonRex Mar 2013 #60

As a group, I like Jesuits quite a lot DevonRex Mar 2013 #56

I like this as a move to stem the rise of evangelicals in Latin America flamingdem Mar 2013 #62

Is he mulish and does he sound like Chill Wills? whistler162 Mar 2013 #70