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'''Jorge Mario Bergoglio''' (b. 1936) became [[Pope]] on March 13, 2013, elected on the fifth ballot by the [[conclave]]. Bergoglio was born in [[Argentina]]. He is the first [[Jesuit]] ever to become Pope.
Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, has been an outspoken critic of [[homosexual]] adoption of children, explaining that it is discriminatory against the children.<ref>http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/16363162/who-is-jorge-bergoglio/</ref> Pope Francis is also strongly [[pro-life]].
Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, has been an outspoken critic of [[homosexual]] adoption of children, explaining that it is discriminatory against the children.<ref>http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/16363162/who-is-jorge-bergoglio/</ref> Pope Francis is also strongly [[pro-life]].
As a [[Jesuit]], Cardinal Bergoglio rejected and opposed [[liberation theology]] in [[South America]]. The son of an Italian workman who emigrated to [[Argentina]], Cardinal Bergoglio chose to carry the name of an Italian saint, "Francis", while serving as Pope.
As a [[Jesuit]], Cardinal Bergoglio rejected and opposed [[liberation theology]] in [[South America]]. The son of an Italian workman who emigrated to [[Argentina]], Cardinal Bergoglio chose to carry the name of an Italian saint, "Francis", while serving as Pope.
Like [[St. Francis of Assisi|St. Francis]], Cardinal Bergoglio has an ascetic and humble lifestyle.
Like his papal namesake, [[St. Francis of Assisi|St. Francis]], Cardinal Bergoglio has an ascetic and humble lifestyle.
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