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Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.

Pope Paul VI

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Pope Paul VI
Age: 80 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 26
Died: 1978
Died: August 6
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Concesio (Italy)
Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini
Giovanni Battista Montini
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