Somebody Tell Jeb Bush That The Pope Actually Is A Scientist

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technologist and nightclub bouncer[2] before beginning seminary studies.

He attended the technical secondary school Escuela Técnica Industrial N° 27 Hipólito Yrigoyen,[17]named after a past President of Argentina, and graduated with a chemical technician's diploma.[18][19

Before joining the Jesuits, Bergoglio worked as a bar bouncer and as a janitor sweeping floors, and he also ran tests in a chemical laboratory.[21][22]