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I think both freedom of religion and freedom of expression are both fundamental human rights, everyone has not only the freedom and the right but the obligation to say what Pope Francis thinks for the common good... we have the right to have this freedom openly without offending.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
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Let love simply bloom... and it is unstoppable.
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Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.
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Total openness to serving others is our hallmark, it alone is our title of honour!
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