7 Facts about Pope Francis

Posted on April 17, 2016November 11, 2017 by TFE Times

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1. Pope Francis has one lung

2. Pope Francis was once a nightclub bouncer

3. Pope Francis broke long held rules by providing his personal guard with food and a chair to rest on after a long shift

4. The newly elected Pope Francis’ response to the cardinals who elected him was “may God forgive you for what you have done”

5. Pope Francis is a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, and in a 2008 sermon, used the stories of Bilbo and Frodo to describe “journeys of hope” and the battle between good and evil

6. Pope Francis worked briefly as a chemical technician before entering the seminary

7. Pope Francis is the first Jesuit Pope, the first Pope from the Americas, the first Pope from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first Non-European Pope in 1,272 years

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