Burning secret ballots in a Vatican furnace is a less effective system for picking a Pope than sending a kid onstage to bum-rush him. Instead of giving the child, known only as the Boy Who Hugged the Pope, 10 Hail Marys and five Our Fathers, Pope Francis patted him on the head and let him sit in the Pope’s chair. This Pope showed the wisdom of 1,000 babysitters, leaving the discipline to the parents.