While he has frequently criticized the large gap between rich and poor in Latin America, he never followed many of his fellow Jesuits in pursuing Liberation Theology in the 1960s and 1970s, a movement that sought to lift the living standards for the region's poor.
After 15 minutes former Ipswich striker Alex Mathie should have done better after receiving a pass from fellow forward Jim Hamilton, but poor control saw the ball run out for a goal kick.
Francis, who before he became pope was known as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, said a fellow cardinal from Brazil had told him "don't forget thepoor" as the votes stacked up in his favor.
Moody is recovering from surgery on his left hip and left Achilles tendon but his fellow Leicester team-mate Varndell was dropped after a poor start to the season with the Tigers.