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The Pope's Christmas Gift: A Tough Line on Church Doctrine

Has anyone expected other? He has surprised people by a genuine expression of gentle love, which people didn't expect, but he hasn't changed his main positions. As shepherd of the Church, people can now hear him fully, so his expression may be firm, but he still has a great heart. People really didn't expect that.