▁pride , ▁van ity ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁and ▁ecc les iast ical ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁changed ▁history ." ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁po pe ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁Francis . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁election , ▁the ▁V at ican ▁clar ified ▁that ▁his ▁official ▁pap al ▁name ▁was ▁" Fran cis ", ▁not ▁" Fran cis ▁I ", ▁i . e . ▁no ▁reg nal ▁number ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁him . ▁A ▁V at ican ▁sp okes man ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁would ▁become ▁Francis ▁I ▁if ▁and ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁Francis ▁II . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁Pope ▁L ando ' s ▁ 9 1 3 – 9 1 4 ▁reign ▁that ▁a ▁serving ▁po pe ▁holds ▁a ▁name ▁not ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁prede cess or . ▁ ▁Francis ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁some ▁cardinal ▁elect ors ▁had ▁j ok ingly ▁suggested ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁choose ▁either ▁" Ad rian ", ▁since ▁Pope ▁Ad rian ▁VI ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁reform er ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁or ▁" C lement " ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁score ▁with ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁XIV , ▁who ▁had ▁suppress ed ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁order . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Berg og lio , ▁had ▁he ▁been ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁would ▁have ▁chosen ▁the ▁pont ific al ▁name ▁of ▁" John ▁XX IV " ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Pope ▁John ▁XX III . ▁It ▁was