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I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.

Pope Francis

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Pope Francis
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
Chemist
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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Pope Francis I
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