Pope Francis Vs. Black Francis

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Yesterday’s selection of Pope Francis got me wondering: How does the new Holy Father compare against indie rock godfather and former Pixies frontman Black Francis?

	Pope Francis	Black Francis
Namesake	St. Francis of Assisi	Name his dad wanted to give his next son
Means of elevation to current status	College of cardinals	College radio
Mass attendance	Excellent	Dropped out of UMass
Animal lover cred	Named after patron saint of animals	Named Doolittle after man who talked to animals
Spanish skills	Fluent	Amusing
Controversy involving B/breeders	Says only straight people should be able to get married or adopt kids	More critical acclaim for Kim Deal’s post-Pixies work
Believes God is number…	One	Seven
Followers	1.2 billion Catholics	Backing band called The Catholics