Breaking! White smokes out from Vantican

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VATICAN CITY — With a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and to the cheers of thousands of rain-soaked faithful, a gathering of Catholic cardinals picked a new pope from among their midst on Wednesday. The name of the new pope, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, by tradition would not be revealed until he appeared on a balcony on the front of St. Peter’s Basilica.

 

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Celebrations: Catholics react as white smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel

 

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Getting ready: Swiss guards enter St Peter's Square shortly before the new Pope's unveiling

 

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Livestream on a german news website here for those that are interested. Quite an amazing sight.

http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gese...aehlen-einen-neuen-papst-in-rom-a-888576.html

 

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Tailor: Gammarelli has been making clothes for the Vatican for centuries; the shop is pictured left before the 1939 papal conclave and right before this year's event

 

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Standing by: Two Swiss guards, the Pope's personal protection, standing below the balcony

 

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New pope chosen: Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio

 

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Jorge Bergoglio
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ is an Argentine cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Archbishop of Buenos Aires, serving since 1998. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001.

 

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Pope Francis

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ (born December 17, 1936) is the current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, elected on March 13, 2013, and taking the regnal name of Francis. Prior to his election, he served as an Argentine cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires since 1998. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001.

Jorge Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, one of the five children of an Italian railway worker and his wife. After studying at the seminary in Villa Devoto, he entered the Society of Jesus on March 11, 1958. Bergoglio obtained a licentiate in philosophy from the Colegio Máximo San José in San Miguel, and then taught literature and psychology at the Colegio de la Inmaculada in Santa Fe, and the Colegio del Salvador in Buenos Aires. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 13, 1969, by Archbishop Ramón José Castellano. He attended the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, a seminary in San Miguel. Bergoglio attained the position of novice master there and became professor of theology.
Impressed with his leadership skills, the Society of Jesus promoted Bergoglio and he served as provincial for Argentina from 1973 to 1979. He was transferred in 1980 to become the rector of the seminary in San Miguel where had had studied. He served in that capacity until 1986. He completed his doctoral dissertation in Germany and returned to his homeland to serve as confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba.

 

[glockman]

Pope Francis

Yes Pope Francis I. I like the name Francis.

 

[singveld]

AH argentina pope, argentina gov should use this time and invade falklands.

anyway, uK have zero aircraft carrier now.

 

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Yes Pope Francis I. I like the name Francis.

 

[mulvi74]

Why didn't they just let god decide ??
Oh
Idiots
Who has the best imaginary friend

 

[laksaboy]

Very interesting. Bergolio is the first Jesuit member to become pope.

Jesuits were the first to acknowledge that it is possible that extraterrestrial life exists in other planets.

 

[singveld]

more interestingly, at 76, he has not much time, probably quit in less than 10 years like the german one.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

wow arguentinan pope.