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Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
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What stands out endearingly to me is that each guy, or at least several of them, have their own tag line angle about how they’re ready to connect with the young folk. This guy reads and cites Kerouac and Cormac McCarthy. This guy listens to Amy Winehouse! And this guy writes his own tweets.

Of course, those seem better than suggesting that Jewish interests pressed the media to focus on church sex abuse scandals.

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