Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936. When Pope Francis took over in 2013, he implemented a number of changes, including a new constitution.
He distinguished himself with more liberal ideas than his predecessor, Pope Benedict, and was regarded as a leading theologian in the Catholic church during his pontificate.
Despite some differences when it came to marriage, he gained notoriety for his support of gay rights and even legal protections for same-sex couples.
PF was the first pope from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere to join the Jesuit order. In addition, he was the first non-European pope since the eighth century.
He was eighty-eight.
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