The new Pope has only one lung –and 9 other facts you didn’t knowabout him

Newly elected Pope Francis I appears
on the central balcony of St Peter's
Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican
City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as
the 266th Pontiff and will lead the
world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
(Credit: Time.com)
Jose Mario Bergoglio was named
Pope Francis on Wednesday. The 76-
year-old was a surprise choice as
many observers expected the
College of Cardinals to choose a
younger man after the resignation of
Pope Benedict XVI. Here are 10 things
you should know about the
Argentine:
1. Francis is the first Jesuit to serve as
pope. In the United States, Jesuits
are best known for founding
colleges and universities, including
Boston College, Georgetown and
Marquette University.
2. He has only one lung. The other
was removed after an infection
when he was a teenager.
3. In the 2005 papal election, he was
the runner-up, receiving 40 votes on
the third ballot and losing to now-
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
4. As the archbishop of Buenos Aires,
Bergoglio gave up his chauffeured
limousine, opting to ride the bus to
work instead
.
5. He unsuccessfully fought
Argentina's legalization of gay
marriage in 2010, calling it "a scheme
to destroy God's plan."
6. In 2005, shortly before the
conclave, an Argentinian lawyer filed
a complaint, accusing Bergoglio of
working with Argentina's military
dictatorship to kidnap two liberal
priests in 1976. Bergoglio denied the
charge.
7. Last September, he delivered a
harsh attack on priests in Argentina
who refused to baptize children born
out of wedlock, calling them
"hypocritical."
8. He has won praise for showing
compassion toward victims of HIV
and AIDS. In 2012, Bergoglio visited a
hospice, where he kissed and
washed the feet of 12 victims.
9. Born and raised in Buenos Aires,
his parents were Italian immigrants.
10. Argentine President Cristina
Kirchner rebuked him after he
argued that adoption by gay and
lesbian couples was a form of
discrimination against children.
Kirchner said Bergoglio's tone was
reminiscent of "medieval times and
the Inquisition."