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We are all jars of clay, fragile and poor, yet we carry within us an immense treasure.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
Chemist
Jesuit
Roman Catholic Priest
Theologian
Writer
Flores
Buenos Aires
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Francisco
Pope Francis I
Pope Francis
Jorge Bergoglio
Franciscus I
Immense
Fragile
Treasure
Carry
Within
Poor
Jars
Clay

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Total openness to serving others is our hallmark, it alone is our title of honour!
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