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Pope Francis didn't decide that the Easter Vigil Mass, the opening celebration of the holiest day of the year for Christians, would be the first time he would refrain from doing things "his way" as the Catholic Church's newest leader.

Yet again, Pope Francis demonstrates unexpected behavior for a man in the highest position in the Catholic Church by taking care of an everyday task he could have just as easily let an assistant do, reports the Catholic News Agency.

Many comments were made regarding the age of Pope Francis after his election, with some suggesting he is too old to be an effective leader.

With much pomp and circumstance, Catholic Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican and voted to see who the next pope would be.  After several votes, it was decided that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would be chosen as the next pope...