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Francis inaugurates papacy with little pomp and much contact with the faithful

Wednesday, March 20th 2013 - 08:54 UTC
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Pope Francis on Tuesday inaugurated his papacy with a Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of people, foreign leaders and the Orthodox Christians Patriarch (first time since the great schism of 1054) in St. Peter's Square with a simplified rite that fuelled hopes for change in the scandal-plagued Roman Catholic Church. Read full article

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  • Vuggevise

    Dirty old man kisses baby. Baby cries and speaks for the world.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 09:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • CaptainSilver

    The demented and deluded superstitious folk will be so pleased...

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 10:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    1.2 billion poor, deluded souls, frightened to face their end without sucking on the dummy of religion.

    6 billion plus on the planet.

    He has abandoned security: he wants to be a martyr by the looks of it: it only takes one bullet.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GFace

    Kissing hands and shaking babies. Ah... Politics (upside down U) Religion.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 02:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    A picture paints a thousand words, oh the irony.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 06:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    Boy,

    how the many are fooled by the few.

    and how clever are the few to control the little helpers.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 07:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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