From Slate-A few things Pope Francis has done differently than previous popes in his first few months:
He refused to wear ermine-lined capes other popes wore.
Rather than blessing the people in St. Peter's Square on his election, he asked the people to bless him.
He refuses to ride in a bulletproof Mercedes limousine. He rode on a bus with other cardinals right after his election. He uses a Ford Focus around Rome and drives himself around the Vatican in a 1984 Renault.
He refers to himself as "bishop of Rome" rather than as "supreme pontiff."
He is the first pope to use the word gay rather than homosexual or "those suffering from same-sex attraction."
He has stated he intends to transform the Synod of Bishops to a decision-making body rather than a ceremonial rubber stamp.
More here-
http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2014/01/07/pope_francis_how_have_his_teachings_and_actions_differed_from_previous_popes.html
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