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it’s a funny thing about the Pope at

it’s a funny thing about the Pope at social media on the one hand he’s never

social media on the one hand he’s never

social media on the one hand he’s never been on the Internet in his life he

been on the Internet in his life he

been on the Internet in his life he doesn’t have an email address

doesn’t have an email address

doesn’t have an email address he has his secretaries communicate with

he has his secretaries communicate with

he has his secretaries communicate with people by email he certainly never been

people by email he certainly never been

people by email he certainly never been on Twitter which will disappointed

on Twitter which will disappointed

on Twitter which will disappointed millions of people who follow at

millions of people who follow at

millions of people who follow at Pontifex at the same time he recognizes

Pontifex at the same time he recognizes

Pontifex at the same time he recognizes that this is how people communicate and

that this is how people communicate and

that this is how people communicate and the Pope as I mentioned his

the Pope as I mentioned his

the Pope as I mentioned his communication is paramount with him and

communication is paramount with him and

communication is paramount with him and so it’s not just that he’s resigned to

so it’s not just that he’s resigned to

so it’s not just that he’s resigned to the fact that this is the way in

the fact that this is the way in

the fact that this is the way in particularly young people communicate he

particularly young people communicate he

particularly young people communicate he embraces it and so the what we’ve now

embraces it and so the what we’ve now

embraces it and so the what we’ve now seen the spectacle of peple selfies is I

seen the spectacle of peple selfies is I

seen the spectacle of peple selfies is I think a commonplace thing and something

think a commonplace thing and something

think a commonplace thing and something that he very much likes he has also done

that he very much likes he has also done

that he very much likes he has also done these internet these hangouts where he

these internet these hangouts where he

these internet these hangouts where he has had these conferences with six or

has had these conferences with six or

has had these conferences with six or seven kids from all around the globe who

seven kids from all around the globe who

seven kids from all around the globe who asking questions all at once and it’s so

asking questions all at once and it’s so

asking questions all at once and it’s so interesting in particular to see how

interesting in particular to see how

interesting in particular to see how engaged he becomes I mean and for that

engaged he becomes I mean and for that

engaged he becomes I mean and for that matter just in a broader sense how

matter just in a broader sense how

matter just in a broader sense how responsive he is to people particularly

responsive he is to people particularly

responsive he is to people particularly vulnerable people and how he gravitates

vulnerable people and how he gravitates

vulnerable people and how he gravitates towards those who those who are

towards those who those who are

towards those who those who are physically disadvantaged who are

physically disadvantaged who are

physically disadvantaged who are mentally challenged the Vatican’s not

mentally challenged the Vatican’s not

mentally challenged the Vatican’s not going to change

going to change

going to change bergoglio Pope Francis that won’t happen

bergoglio Pope Francis that won’t happen

bergoglio Pope Francis that won’t happen the question is will any changes that

the question is will any changes that

the question is will any changes that are lasting take place during his papacy

are lasting take place during his papacy

are lasting take place during his papacy it’s an open question and it and gets to

it’s an open question and it and gets to

it’s an open question and it and gets to among other things what Pope Francis’s

among other things what Pope Francis’s

among other things what Pope Francis’s intentions are we don’t entirely know

intentions are we don’t entirely know

intentions are we don’t entirely know among his many friends who I interviewed

among his many friends who I interviewed

among his many friends who I interviewed their view across the boards was he’s

their view across the boards was he’s

their view across the boards was he’s not likely to change doctrine he’s not

not likely to change doctrine he’s not

not likely to change doctrine he’s not likely to say for example to the

likely to say for example to the

likely to say for example to the disappointment of liberals that that

disappointment of liberals that that

disappointment of liberals that that marriage should be extended to

marriage should be extended to

marriage should be extended to homosexuals now he could surprise us

homosexuals now he could surprise us

homosexuals now he could surprise us with that but thus far his own personal

with that but thus far his own personal

with that but thus far his own personal history is that of a person who has

history is that of a person who has

history is that of a person who has supported marriage being Sullivan seeing

supported marriage being Sullivan seeing

supported marriage being Sullivan seeing a man and a woman on the other hand he

a man and a woman on the other hand he

a man and a woman on the other hand he may very well change it already I think

may very well change it already I think

may very well change it already I think is changing in a revolutionary way how

is changing in a revolutionary way how

is changing in a revolutionary way how as one priest who knows him well said to

as one priest who knows him well said to

as one priest who knows him well said to me putting

me putting

me putting people in the center of the church

people in the center of the church

people in the center of the church rather than sin for too long the

rather than sin for too long the

rather than sin for too long the Catholic Church have been concentrating

Catholic Church have been concentrating

Catholic Church have been concentrating on sin and saying what was wrong where

on sin and saying what was wrong where

on sin and saying what was wrong where people should not be doing but instead

people should not be doing but instead

people should not be doing but instead as Christ would placing man back in the

as Christ would placing man back in the

as Christ would placing man back in the center for all of his or her foibles it

center for all of his or her foibles it

center for all of his or her foibles it was a kind of focus that seems fuzzy

was a kind of focus that seems fuzzy

was a kind of focus that seems fuzzy seems purely symbolic but in fact could

seems purely symbolic but in fact could

seems purely symbolic but in fact could indeed be lasting

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