Morning Glory: Please God, a pope younger than me
Who expected Pope Francis's pontificate to last until 2025 when it began in 2013?
Born in 1936, ordained a priest in 1969, installed as archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to the College of Cardinals three years later, when the Conclave was summoned by the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was on few of any lists of "papabile" when the proceeding commenced.
His election was an even bigger surprise for a Catholic Church unused to papal resignations...