Which Popemobile For A Humble Pope?

What kind of Popemobile will appeal to a Pontif known for his humility? A man who, when the Papal limousine was on offer, chose to ride the shuttle-bus with his fellow-cardinals to the Vatican residence.

Perhaps not one with a Mercedes badge on the nose.

Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, was possibly a surprise nomination as leader of the Church of Rome and its 1.2 billion Catholic followers. Few however will have been surprised at the choice of a prelate from South America (it holds, after all, 39 percent of the world's total catholic population).

Nor that - though a Jesuit - he is a follower of St Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order of monks and who chose poverty over a life of privilege.