My Compelling Story

Does Pope Francis smoke?: Not Known.Does Pope Francis drink alcohol?: Not Known.Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III in 741.Pope is a polyglot. He can speak Spanish, Latin and Italian fluently and understanding German, French, Portuguese, English, and Ukrainian.His Father Mario Jos Bergoglio was an Italian immigrant accountant born in Portacomaro (Province of Asti) in Italys Piedmont region.Mario Joss family left Italy in 1929, to escape the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini.The Pontiff has only one functioning lung. He had his right lung removed in his youth due to an infection, but he appears to be in good health even at the ripe age of almost 80.Before he became a Jesuit, Pope Francis used to work as a bouncer in a Buenos Aries bar to help pay for his studies.During the 1960s, He taught literature, philosophy, psychology, and theology at several high schools in Argentina.When he was 12 years old, he fell in love with a girl from his neighborhood. He reportedly told her, If I dont marry you, Im going to be a priest. Even in this case, the Pontiff kept his word.