New pope promises to bring new look to Church

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[URL="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WcMkBkjNW0GvtwCPShKPIg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-14T030754Z_2_CBRE92C1JKU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-POPE-SUCCESSION-BERGOGLIO.JPG"] [/URL]By Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio's election as pope has broken Europe's centuries-old grip on the papacy, opening the doors on a new age of simplicity and humility for the Roman Catholic Church, mired in intrigue and scandal. He is the first South American pontiff, the first non-European pope in 1,300 years and the first to take the name Pope Francis, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the 12th century saint who spurned wealth to pursue a life of poverty. ...




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