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| Pope Francis: 13 key facts about the new pontiff | Pope Francis: 13 key facts about the new pontiff |
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| What we know about Pope Francis | What we know about Pope Francis |
| • He likes to travel by bus. | • He likes to travel by bus. |
| • He has lived for more than 50 years with one functioning lung. He had the other removed as a young man because of infection. | • He has lived for more than 50 years with one functioning lung. He had the other removed as a young man because of infection. |
| • He is the son of an Italian railway worker and a housewife. | • He is the son of an Italian railway worker and a housewife. |
| • He trained as a chemist. | • He trained as a chemist. |
| • He is the first non-European pope in the modern era. | • He is the first non-European pope in the modern era. |
| • He claims that adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children but believes that condoms "can be permissible" to prevent infection. | • He claims that adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children but believes that condoms "can be permissible" to prevent infection. |
| • In 2001 he washed and kissed the feet of Aids patients in a hospice. | • In 2001 he washed and kissed the feet of Aids patients in a hospice. |
| • He speaks fluent Italian, as well as Spanish and German. | • He speaks fluent Italian, as well as Spanish and German. |
| • Until now he has been living in a small flat, eschewing a formal bishop's residence. | • Until now he has been living in a small flat, eschewing a formal bishop's residence. |
| • He told Argentinians not to travel to Rome to celebrate if he was appointed but to give their money to the poor instead. | • He told Argentinians not to travel to Rome to celebrate if he was appointed but to give their money to the poor instead. |
| • He is believed to have been the runner-up in the last papal conclave in 2005. | • He is believed to have been the runner-up in the last papal conclave in 2005. |
| • He has co-written a book, in Spanish, called Sobre el Cielo y la Tierra (On Heaven and Earth). | • He has co-written a book, in Spanish, called Sobre el Cielo y la Tierra (On Heaven and Earth). |
| • Though conservative on church doctrine, he has criticised priests who refuse to baptise babies born to single mothers. | • Though conservative on church doctrine, he has criticised priests who refuse to baptise babies born to single mothers. |
| • This article was amended on 14 March 2013 to remove a commercial reference and to include information about Pope Francis' mother. | • This article was amended on 14 March 2013 to remove a commercial reference and to include information about Pope Francis' mother. |
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