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ONE OF A KIND
H e prayed for the Many say he is a one-of-a-kind pope
success of the 2015 eschewing exhibitions of wealth. He
Climate Change wears unadorned, simplistic regalia
Conference in Paris, and for such was honored by Esquire
urging them “… for the sake of the magazine as the best dressed man of
common home we share and for future 2014. He chooses to live in the papal
generations...every effort should be guesthouse rather than the papal
made, to mitigate the impact of climate apartments and he doesn’t believe
change and, at the same time, to tackle modest living should only apply
poverty and to let human dignity to him, but all the Vatican retinue
flourish.” He sent his shoes to Paris to including the Curia. Former years
show support for the protestors and of the Vatican as “offshore” financial
published an immensely profound havens for tax evasion, money-
and well-read papal document called laundering and subsequent Vati-Leaks
the Laudato Si, subtitled On Care for have made cleaning house mandatory.
Our Common Home which the world He is a man of the people and his basic
is taking seriously, including President standpoint is simple. He says “A little
Barack Obama, and VP Joe Biden. mercy makes the world less cold and
more just.” This is where his response
The People for the Ethical Treatment to all subject matter dwells, including
of Animals (PETA) also honored him world peace and interfaith dialogues
as person of the year for calling on underlining that the precious gift of
the 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide peace must be protected, mercifully.
to treat animals with kindness and
to respect the environment. He joins
Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Russell
Simmons and Ricky Gervais to receive
this accolade.
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