1.2 billion catholics now have a leader-POPE FRANCIS ,FORMER CARDINAL JORGE MARIO BERGOGLIO,AN ARGENTINE: A PROFILE

Pope Francis,an Argentine,the former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio(also former Archbishop of Buenos Aires),Was born into a middle class family of seven,his father is a railway worker and mother a housewife.He became a priest at 32,just nearly a decade after loosing one of his lungs due to respiratory illness and quitting his chemistry studies.He is a solemn man deeply attached to old catholic traditions.He lives in a small apartment outside Buenos Aires where he spends his weekend in solitude,after rejecting a comfortable Archbishop's building.He was one of the leading figures fighting against the Government's abominable bill on gay marriage and abortion legalization.His lifestyle is sober and austere,and he prefers travelling by bus.His holiness,whose lifestyle is characterised by moderation, will lead the 1.2billion catholics.He will visit Pope Benenict(the former Pope),his predecessor today,thursday.Kudos to our new pope!!! We will keep bringing you the updates as they come.Don't go away. POST UR COMMENTS AND HIT THE "LIKE" AND "FACEBOOK SHARE BUTTON" to inform your friends on this.THANKS-TYQ