From the little I've been able to gather from what I've been about to read on the road and listen on the radio, Pope Francis didn't want the job now, nor the last time around.

This makes him an excellent choice to get things done in my book!

Unfortunately, The Catholic Church has had the opportunity to deny Communion for wayward politicians for years now (if memory serves, there was talk about it being used against Granholm), only to back away from it at the last minute.