Pope Francis I has revealed that, years before becoming pontiff, he sorted out rowdy troublemakers in backstreet bars in his home city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The 76-year-old head of the Catholic Church made the astonishing announcement on Sunday.
The Catholic News Service reports that he mentioned his former career while talking to parishioners in a working-class neighborhood in Rome.
It's the latest in a long line of revelations — and actions — that has earned the 266th pope the reputation of revitalizing the religion.
In recent weeks, he's let a child clutch his side as he addressed a crowd — and has also embraced followers who are severely disfigured.
And last week it was reported that he sneaks out of the Vatican at night to give money to Rome's poor.
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