Post by Jeanne Sager
What a crazy week it's been for Jorge Bergoglio, or as we now know him, Pope Francis I. The former archbishop of Buenos Aires is the first guy from Latin America to lead the Vatican, and the first Jesuit pope to boot. Pretty amazing stuff, but here's what makes it even crazier: his childhood sweetheart says it almost didn't happen. Something happened when the new pope was just 12 years old that changed everything. Without it, he wouldn't be pope today.![]()
What a crazy week it's been for Jorge Bergoglio, or as we now know him, Pope Francis I. The former archbishop of Buenos Aires is the first guy from Latin America to lead the Vatican, and the first Jesuit pope to boot. Pretty amazing stuff, but here's what makes it even crazier: his childhood sweetheart says it almost didn't happen. Something happened when the new pope was just 12 years old that changed everything. Without it, he wouldn't be pope today.