LGBTQ+ community members, and famously responded to reporters who questioned him if he thought homosexuality was a sin by asking, “Who am I to judge?”
In his vision for a more inclusive Catholic Church, Francis—whose real name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio—also pushed for a number of other
Reforms, including giving women more roles in high-ranking Vatican positions and appointing more non-European cardinals than any previous Pope.
In fact, he had no problem defying convention and breaching the rules set forth by his predecessors. He even defied convention by choosing to be buried outside of the Vatican.
Many people are unaware, meanwhile, that the late pope chose not to accept his $32,000 monthly papal pay, which would have generated millions of dollars throughout his time.
