newly elected pope francis waves to the cheering crowds
huddled at the vatican
it is believed he had been the runner-up last time
so as things seem to go, he was next in line
here are some things that you don't know about the new pontiff
he likes to travel by bus, sit in the front and talk to the driver
he has lived for more than 50 years with one lung
- too much secondhand incense smoke at mass
he is the son of an italian railway worker which makes him italian
he trained as a chemist and knows his way around the lab
he is the first non-european pope in the modern era
yet he is italian which would seem to make him european
he claims that adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children because he read somewhere that god created adam and eve, adam not steve
he never uses the word gay referring to homosexuals because he believes that they are not truly happy people
he believes that condoms are permissible to prevent infection, however he himself has never worn a raincoat
he has washed and kissed the feet of aids patients,
however it was only the straight aids patients - he has rules to adhere to
he speaks fluent italian, as well as spanish and german and sometimes confuses the 3 while speaking in latin
until now he has been living in a small flat, and not the formal bishop's residence, however he does own a golden toilet
he cooks his own meals and does his own laundry but he does not do windows
he told argentinians not to travel to rome to celebrate because they couldn't see him anyway
after a brief wave, he apologized to the masses saying he was tired and needed a nap
this should be fun
he never uses the word gay referring to homosexuals because he believes that they are not truly happy people
he believes that condoms are permissible to prevent infection, however he himself has never worn a raincoat
he has washed and kissed the feet of aids patients,
however it was only the straight aids patients - he has rules to adhere to
he speaks fluent italian, as well as spanish and german and sometimes confuses the 3 while speaking in latin
until now he has been living in a small flat, and not the formal bishop's residence, however he does own a golden toilet
he cooks his own meals and does his own laundry but he does not do windows
he told argentinians not to travel to rome to celebrate because they couldn't see him anyway
after a brief wave, he apologized to the masses saying he was tired and needed a nap
this should be fun
