Originally published Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Francis without Roman numeral
The Vatican says the new pope's official name is Pope Francis, without a Roman numeral.
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY —
The Vatican says the new pope's official name is Pope Francis, without a Roman numeral.
Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi sought to clear up any possible confusion, noting that Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, who announced the name to the world, said simply "Francis." It is listed that way in the first Vatican bulletin on the new pope.
"It will become Francis I after we have a Francis II," Lombardi quipped.
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