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Why Pope Francis was named TIME's Person of the Year
Pope Francis has been named TIME Magazine's Person of the Year..The magazine's managing editor, Nancy Gibbs, explained that the leader of the Catholic Church was chosen for his focus on humility and compassion. He did, after all, replace the papal Mercedes with a worn-in Ford Focus.Francis was elected in March, after Pope Benedict XVI stepped down. Francis was formerly the archbishop of Buenos Aires. He's the first Pope from the New World and the first non-European since the Middle Ages, …
