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Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters.

Pope Francis

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Pope Francis
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
Chemist
Jesuit
Roman Catholic Priest
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Flores
Buenos Aires
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Francisco
Pope Francis I
Pope Francis
Jorge Bergoglio
Franciscus I
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Sisters
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