People turn to God or Faith when they reach the limits of their understanding. "I can't figure out how or why this works...its a miracle, Praise Jesus!"
Neil Degrassi Tyson did a wonderful lecture on faith in science citing both ancient geniuses and their quest for knowledge and in most cases a surrender to a higher power when they reached a block, only to have said block solved by another aspiring young mind who hadn't given up to Religion until reaching his own limit. When I get time I'll find and post the video.
On the subject of the new Pope. First Jesuit in the papacy, first non European in 1000 years, should be interesting. Not sure why he referred to himself as Francis the first(numerical designation is given to the first only After a second Pope takes the same name. He's Pope Francis, he'll become Francis the first when a new pope chooses to become Francis the second.