Originally Posted By: RichieAnimal
He is Argentine but he was an Italian immigrant. In argentina he travels by public transportation. A pope of the people

He is the son of Italian immigrants. He was born in Buenos Aires.

His Wiki page seems fairly accurate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis

Anyway, I'm pleased by this choice. South Americans make up a huge percentage of the faithful, so it's great that they're finally represented. But like Richie says, Pope Francis has Italian blood grin.


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