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ONE OF A KIND
FrPaonpceis
The People’s Pope
P ope Francis chose to Francis has been a janitor, nightclub
name himself after bouncer, chemical technician and
the humble saint from literature teacher. He is described
Assisi. He is Latin- as “the coolest pope ever” opposing
American and the first non-European environmental deterioration and the
pope in 1,200 years. In December throwaway culture. He is an excellent
2013, both Time and The Advocate publicist, sending out twitters,
magazines named the Pontiff as their updating news.va, and you can even
“Person of the Year”. He was ranked download Pope App. He has been
by Forbes as the fourth most powerful photographed washing the feet of
person in the world and was the only female convicts and posing for ‘selfies’
non-political figure in the top ranking. with young visitors to the Vatican.
“The papacy is mysterious
and magical: it turns a
septuagenarian into a superstar
while revealing almost nothing
about the man himself.
And it raises hopes in every
corner of the world—hopes that
can never be fulfilled, for they are
irreconcilable.”
Photo: Ap Cliff Owen, Getty Images, Reuters
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