[ 2013-12-04 ]

Pope Francis was once a nightclub bouncer
Here's a line you probably thought you'd never
read: Pope Francis, the worldwide leader of the
Catholic Church, used to work as a bouncer.


During a trip to a Rome-area church on Sunday, he
revealed that he had once worked as a bouncer at a
Buenos Aires nightclub before turning his
attention to the church. That’s in addition to
his time as a janitor and laboratory assistant.

This biographical titbit has made the rounds
before, but it was the first time the pope had
mentioned his past employment since taking over
for the retiring Pope Benedict in March 2013.

Of course, this is far from the first time Pope
Francis surprised the world with his approach to
the papacy.

Prior to the bouncer revelations, the pope made
waves in November when he addressed the topic of
same-sex marriage saying “who am I to judge a
gay person?” in response to a question posed by
reporters. Francis later said he believes the
church has become “obsessed” with the issues
of abortion and gay marriage, called global
capitalism “a new tyranny,” and even reached
out to atheists.

Possible moonlighting?

This isn't even the only Pope Francis bombshell to
make news this week.

It is a well-known fact that, while he was
archbishop of Buenos Aires, the now-pope would
venture out after hours to minister to the
city’s poor.

While that practice is now notably more difficult
given his position, according to comments made
recently by a Vatican official, he may in fact
still be leaving the papal apartments for the
occasional nighttime adventure, dressed as a
common priest in an effort to hide his identity.
The Vatican has yet to comfirm these reports.

However, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, a key
lieutenant who is in charge of distributing aid
from the Vatican to the city’s poor, hinted at
the speculation recently, saying: “When I say to
him ‘I’m going out into the city this
evening,’ there’s the constant risk that he
will come with me.”

Source - Yahoo news

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