14. He is a Citizen of the World
Okay, so he may not actually be a citizen of the world at large, but Pope Francis is really a legal citizen of three different countries. He is a citizen of Argentina where he was born and raised and lived most of his life. Due to legal traditions and Pope Francis’ Italian parentage he also qualified to become a citizen of Italy. Then of course, there’s the Vatican. Since the Pope is leader of this sovereign entity, that makes him a citizen of three nations in total. That is something that is rare and that most people didn’t know!
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13. He was once in love
Although it was innocent, Pope Francis was once in love and it ended up being the only woman he ever loved. At the young age of 12, Pope Francis fell head over heals for a young girl in his neighborhood. The Pope, who was a fool in love at the time apparently, stated that if he didn’t marry the young girl he was going to be a priest! I am sure she was not the only reason for him to pursue the priesthood; however, even then, he kept his word. We wonder where that woman is today and if she remembers being the apple of the Pope’s eye.
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