Two friends of Pope Francis have revealed shocking secrets about the Holy Father’s life as a teenager.
Oscar Crespo and Alberto D’Arezzo, the two of Pope Francis’s fellow ‘gang members’ in 1950s from Argentina, described the ‘wild teenage years’ of the leader of all Catholics.
These high school mates told how Jorge Mario Bergoglio of those days went to wild parties, had an eye for the ladies and even dressed up in girl’s clothes.
They narrated how at weekends, Jorge went to wild parties at Oscar’s home.
Oscar is quoted to have said: “Our parties were unforgettable. One night, we raided my sister’s wardrobe and dressed up in women’s clothes.
Alberto and Oscar, bosom friends of Francis, said the Pope, as a young lad, loved to dance and had an eye for pretty ladies.
“I put on a cloak to be Zorro, and Alberto and Jorge dressed up as women. We had no make-up so they painted their face with burned cork.”
Oscar said he, Alberto and the future Pope raided his sister’s wardrobe and dressed up in women’s clothes.
Handwritten
school register shows when the future Pope was registered. As of the
time, no one would believe that he would be the Holy Father.
On Sundays the three used to go to dance jazz and tango in a club “full of pretty girls”.
They also spoke of how the future Pope at the age of 17 fell in love with a beauty called Tonecha, who caught his eye at a dance.
Oscar said: “She had olive skin and brown hair, very pretty. He never stopped talking about her. He chatted her up and, on their first date, went to the cinema.
“They went on a couple of other dates and then it fizzled out. I’m sure he kissed other girls, but Tonecha was the one who drove him crazy.”
Oscar and Alberto said they and Jorge would usually spend hours getting ready, combing our hair, sharing a bottle of Polyana deodorant, making themselves look smart in shirts and formal suits
These high school mates were a part of the group called “The Ten Lads”
Alberto affirmed that the Pope never lost his eye for women, he told the story of a time when Jorge was an archbishop.
He said they both went for a meeting with a government official, and at the meeting, Francis could not stop looking at the official’s cleavage.
He added that later, when he mentioned it to Francis’ knowledge, the now Holy Father, laughed.
Young Jorge Mario Bergoglio in a picture with his family. Oscar says they always knew he would be a clergy.
Jorge in his hay-days as part of ‘The Ten Lads’ (Los 10 Muchachos) always got invited to great parties.
The Pope and his high school mates were members of a group called “The Ten Lads”.
Oscar and Alberto are still amazed their best pal has become Pope. Alberto said: “Jorge is a man of God who is as human as any of us.”
The pair, which are 78-years-of age like Francis, also revelaed the future Pope loved to dance too, and actually was good at it.
Oscar, who only recently met Jorge in the Vatican, said: “We were all regular teenagers who wanted girls and fun and, although Jorge was quieter and more reserved, he wasn’t any different.
A childhood photo of the Pope
“If a girl passed and he thought she was pretty, he’d say so. He’d stare at a girl with great t**s with the rest of us. Although, unlike us, he wouldn’t say a thing.”
Oscar and Alberto said it was clear from an early age that Jorge wanted to be a priest, however, that but did not stop him from enjoying his youth back home in Buenos Aires.
Meanwhile, the Vatican officials said that in November Pope Francis will be releasing his debut prog-rock album. The album in question is to be titled “Wake Up”.
According to Rolling Stone, the 11-track album will feature a variety of songs, hymns and chants in several languages. A premier of the title track single “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!” was done on Friday, September 25.
An address made by the Pope to a South Korean audience last year, makes up the song’s lyrical component.
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