A year ago today, Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy, paving the way for Pope Francis: the first Jesuit pope , the first Pope from Latin America, and the first to take on the name Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi, the patron of the poor who is especially loved by partisans of leftist causes.

 

Trivia: I always wanted to be a Franciscan,  I have been a fan of St. Francis of Assisi since I was a little boy.