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Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
Chemist
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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Pope Francis I
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