The biggest church of the world, the Roman Catholic church with over a billion members, have gotten a new Head today. The Archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has been elected new Pope. He will take the name Francis I as pope.
This is the first pope ever from the Americas, and he is the first person who is a member of the Jesuit Order to become pope.
We have to see what changes may happen in the teachings of the Roman Catholic church because of the new pope. This church is known for being very conservative, so the question might be if there will be any "modernisation" of the teachings.
For my part, I am happy if Francis I is a friend of dogs. It might be that he is a person who loves animals, if you can make out anything from his name as pope. The most known Francis of Catholic history is St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of all animals, who was a great friend of animals. It remains to be seen if this is so.
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