When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a Vatican official, instead spending decades in local ministry. And he came from Argentina,

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.