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What about Oba of Lagos. I see tribalism. 1 Like |
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yes it is a grave sin because God is the author of life and life is a creative art of God. It is a free gift from God. You have no right to take away life in whatever situation. |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euaflu8N5f8 This is in response to Prophet BBC, who produced "Mbaka why" album. This "BBC WHY" was produced to defend Fr Mbaka and his ministry and what Fr Mbaka said against President Godluck Ebere Jonathan GEJ, the President of Nigeria. |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euaflu8N5f8 This is in response to Prophet BBC, who produced "Mbaka why" album. This "BBC WHY" was produced to defend Fr Mbaka and his ministry and what Fr Mbaka said against President Godluck Ebere Jonathan GEJ, the President of Nigeria. |
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Ashawoo and a presenter |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UEpgO_Se0M&feature=youtu.be{Watch this terrible video} and see for your self, a man was caught having a dead little boy in his traveling bag. He kidnapped the little boy, killed him and put him inside his bag. Terrible things are happening in Nigeria. Imagine what he would do with this little boy. |
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Please my brethren stop this argumentum ad hominem. Yes, no doubt Mr Obasanjo is bad but even the madman has something to say. Stop attacking his bad personality but see reasons in what he is trying to say. I am not defending him or the legislatures but let us look into his comments critically. "Forget about the past, think about the present for better future." That is the point I sieved from above. Good luck our people. 6 Likes |
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![]() As a nation, we’ve got a problem with sugar. Our damaging relationship with the sweet stuff is the impetus behind the creation of SugarScience, a new website from researchers at University of California San Francisco. Thanks to their extensive analysis of more than 8,000 papers about the health-wrecking properties of too much sugar, they’ve gathered compelling evidence about just how harmful sugar can actually be. Read on for the jaw-dropping facts. Liquid Sugar Is Wreaking Havoc On Americans' Diets Desserts aren't the only culprit! Sugar in a liquid form via beverages like sodas, energy drinks, and sports drinks is the largest single source of added sugar in Americans’ diets, according to the USDA. It comprises 36% of the added sugar Americans take in. Think about how much easier it is to overdo it with an energy drink than it is to do the same with a bowl of ice cream, and you’ll start to realize how this works. Science even says so: It's hard to feel as full from a high-calorie drink as it is from chowing down on the same amount of calories, according to research in Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Soda Is Straight-Up Terrible Time to kick that cola habit to the curb: Chugging one can of soda per day can increase your risk of dying from heart disease by almost one-third, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Even worse, a study in Current Diabetes Reports showed that, compared to drinking sugary beverages like soda less than once a month, indulging one to two times per day results in a 26% higher chance of struggling with type 2 diabetes. Your Liver Might Suffer Fructose, an increasingly popular type of sugar, can harm the liver much like alcohol, according to research in Journal of Hepatology Nature. Fructose is what makes fruit taste so delicious, and as you know, sugar in fruit is a-okay since it’s naturally occurring. The problem is when fructose is manipulated: manufacturers take it from corn, beets, and sugarcane. Much like grain when it undergoes the refining process, fructose loses fiber and nutrients that help your body handle it properly—so it taxes the liver. Specifically, scientists are starting to link fructose consumption to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (too much fat build-up) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (liver scarring, inflammation, and fat build-up). MORE: The 5 Phases of How to Quit Sugar for Good There Are At Least 61 Different Names for Sugar From sucrose, which is table sugar, to high-fructose corn syrup, which is liquid sugar, food producers have come up with a plethora of ways to list this nutrient on labels. This makes it even easier to skim over a long ingredient name in a shopping hurry and inadvertently take in more sugar than you meant to. Check out an extensive list of the names for sugar. "Sugar Belly" May Lead to Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome is an umbrella term for chronic issues like heart disease, diabetes, and liver disease. High blood sugar is one of the five risk factors, according to research in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. That's because it can affect organs like the pancreas and liver, leading to screwed-up blood-sugar regulation. One of the biggest signs of metabolic syndrome, according to SugarScience, is the apple body shape known as "sugar belly." If you or a family member have a waist measurement that's larger than that of your hips, that can be a sign you should monitor your health more closely so as to ward off problems in the future. (Ready more about what sugar does to your body.) Women Consume Triple the Recommended Limit Per Day The American Heart Association suggests no more than six teaspoons (25 grams) of added sugar per day for women. That backs up the World Health Organization's recommendation that adults get less than 10% of their daily calories from added sugar or natural sugar present in honey, syrup, or fruit juice. Ideally, they say less than 5% of your diet should come from the sweet stuff—and that comes out to 25 grams for a 2,000 calorie diet. At the same time, the average American takes in a whopping 19.5 teaspoons (82 grams) every single day, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It Can Cause Major Cravings Eating sugar might lead to just wanting more of it down the line. Sugar can affect the brain much like cocaine and alcohol, according to a brain-scan study from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Those changes, in turn, can lead to more cravings for sugar. There's the good kind of cycle that follows the word "Soul," then there's the bad kind that turns into an endless loop of sugar cravings. Thankfully, there are ways to wean your brain off and train it to go gaga for the healthy stuff. Added Sugar Is Hiding in Plain Sight You'd think you can reduce your sugar intake by just saying no to cookies and ice cream, right? Wrong. Added sugar is present in 74% of packaged foods in supermarkets, says a report in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It's an ingredient in things that don’t seem sweet, like bread and pasta sauce. Since you don't expect them to have sugar, you might miss out on the sky-high levels on the labels. Too Much Sugar Is Potentially Linked to Tons of Diseases New studies are showing possible links between too much added sugar and various diseases beyond the ones covered in metabolic syndrome. Although none of them are confirmed, the research is mounting. Overconsumption of sugars and refined carbs might raise the risk of certain cancers and bring about higher rates of recurrence and lower rates of survival after therapy, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology, and The Journal of Physiology. It’'s also potentially connected to Alzheimer's disease, per a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. If that isn't enough to convince you, there might be an association between how much sugar you eat and how quickly your skin ages (think: wrinkles!), says research in The Journal of Physiology, Clinics in Dermatology, and Physiological Research / Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca. http://newsinfok..com/2014/11/9-disturbing-facts-about-sugar-you-need.html
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Nigerian Military, Pressure Mounting, Claims To Have Stepped Up Air, Land Offensive Against Boko Haram Nigeria’s military authorities said on Saturday they are deploying necessary troops and equipment aimed at reversing recent violation and breach of security by terrorists and criminals operating in parts of the country. Nigeria’s military authorities said on Saturday they are deploying necessary troops and equipment aimed at reversing recent violation and breach of security by terrorists and criminals operating in parts of the country. Nigerian Defeense spokesperson, Major General chris Olukolade Sahara Reporters Media “The highly coordinated air bombardment is already yielding required results in the mission to repel the unwarranted attacks on citizens especially in Adamawa and Borno States as land forces are also conducting mopping up operations to apprehend retreating terrorists and facilitate restoration of normalcy in some of the affected communities,” they said in a statement signed by spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade, but no details were given. During the week, Boko Haram terrorists took Mubi, Adamawa State’s second-largest town. Fifteen miles away, they also seized Vimtim, the hometown of Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who is the military Chief of Defence Staff. General Olukolade said the video purportedly released by the terrorists on Friday was being studied. In it, the militia rejected the military’s earlier claim of ceasefire agreement. They also said that the abducted Chibok secondary school girls who were supposed to have been released this week under the ceasefire, have converted to Islam and been married off. “Further information on subsequent position on the issues involved will be released as appropriate in due course,” the statement said about the video. The military will continue to accord due recognition to any ongoing mediatory efforts towards bringing our girls home and terminating the insecurity in parts of the country.” It assured citizens that the military and security agencies remain committed and optimistic about positive outcome of ongoing operations. http://newsinfok..com/2014/11/nigerian-military-pressure-mounting.html |
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Full Video And Transcript Of Boko Haram Leader Shekau's Latest Video On Chibok Girls And Ceasefire Talks. I am using this opportunity to send this message to the infidels in Nigeria and their rest infidels in the world in Hausa vernacular, the tongue that many understand and if the need arise, I will explain in Fulani and Kanuri, but let us explain to you briefly. People should know that it is Allah that we are serving, the Prophet of Allah SWT. This is what we put ahead of us; we are praying to die in this path and see heaven and begging Allah to grant us inner most part of heaven and may Allah shield us. http://newsinfok..com/2014/11/full-video-and-transcript-of-boko-haram.html?showComment=1414921520726#c8936622935275494645 Boko Haram Leader Shekau Speaks On Ceasefire Talks And Abducted Chibok Girls Boko Haram Leader Shekau Speaks On Ceasefire Talks And Abducted Chibok Girls-HD You followers of the constitution, have you forgotten your what you said in your constitution when we were preaching in Maiduguri town? In you constitution, you cite section 8 verse 1, 2 to 3 in that your cursed document referred to as the constitution, that it is a law and not reversible. You came out in your radio and newspapers and say we are fighting for Islamic Caliphate, it is that constitution that stops us preaching in Maiduguri, and we move out because of exile Allah tasked us to embark. Have you also forgotten? And you are now seating down and say you have reached ceasefire with us, with who? That your infidel Danladi Ahmadu, if he is our hands today he will not pass the day because we will slight his throat. When did we even know him? Who is Danladi in this world? Allah is the knower of everything. Because of this, there is no any ceasefire or dialogue with anyone instead it is a war with beating and killings, and guns that we are hungry for like food with Maggi cubes. We are on course; our focus and determination is to see that only Quran is being use in running the world, with Allah this is what we put ahead of us. That President Idris Deby of Chad and one Ambassador of Nigeria, with Cameroon that we are doing ceasefire, where did they see us? Your white man from Germany is with us presently, he is crying and if we like we will cut him into pieces, or gun him down. We are not afraid of anyone except Allah; this is our job. Who have freed girls from Chibok whom we abducted in their school? Those girls that Shekau abducted and took them to place of his choice about six months today. Allah passed infidels; Allah is ahead of America, Allah is ahead of a plane called drone, nonsense, Allah is supreme ahead of everyone. If parents of Chibok girls will know the condition of their children, they will not be worry; it is either to be with their conversion to Islam or you die with pains. You don’t know that the over 200 Chibok girls have convert to Islam, they have memorized several sections of Quran, they have finished in the midst of John, Luka and others, they have realized that Christians have filled old testament with lies. Small girl from Chibok insisting that Islam is the true religion, just form six. We have married them off, and they are in the house of their husbands. To hurt people is Shekau, they are saying Shekau is a throne; it is me Shekau whose father is Muhammadu, Shekau the man that hurts infidels, staying in the world will be difficult for you, you are just misbehaving in the world. Who created you? We have not done any ceasefire with anyone; we did not, we did not do ceasefire with Chad, we did not do same with Cameroon and we did not do same with Niger and Nigeria. We did not do same with Ambassador of Chad, and we did not do any dialogue with Africa. We did not do same with Europe and Asia; we did not do with America and the useless United Nations of nonsense. We did not, who is dialogue? It is a lie; it is a lie, we will not do it, Allah said no to it. We are working with Quran, and no infidel will threaten us. You lacked what to do; you want to please your leaders, and you are lying, the likes of Solomon Darlung, Abdullahi Wase, the likes of Senator Ndume. The people are tired, whether you like it or not we are working for others to convert Islam. What is my business with you? Me that left my parents in our house; I left my mother and father. I came out to team up with those that want to promote Islam; you are just deceiving people with ceasefire. It is with a single knife that I started and today with more than 20 vehicles I ceased from you, and they are saying Shekau is not a person but a special name. I greet you SSS; I greet you that went to study in Israel, I greet you a member of psychology origin; I greet you descendants of biology. I greet you fools that pledge to Nigeria. You pledge to Nigeria your country, I Shekau pledge to Allah my God. If you don’t know, today you will know, I pledge to Allah to be faithful. This is Shekau, nonsense like you people. This is my brief talk; this one is okay for you, and you should convert to Allah and follow Quran. You are unlucky to have missed Quran and stopping those doing it; it is a lie anyone that refuse will see. CLICK HERE FOR MORE... http://newsinfok..com/2014/11/full-video-and-transcript-of-boko-haram.html?showComment=1414921520726#c8936622935275494645 Thanks. |
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President Obama apologized to Americans who are not able to keep their current insurance plans despite his repeated assertions that those who liked their health coverage could keep it under the Affordable Care Act. The personal apology came inan interview Wednesday with NBC News. "I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me," he told NBC News. "We've got to work hard to make sure that they know we hear them and we are going to do everything we can to deal with folks who find themselves in a tough position as a consequence of this." Obama’s refrain during the White House’s push for the new health care legislation was: if you like your current health care plan, you can keep it. That, however, turned out not to be true as Americans who currently purchase their own health care, some five percent of the population according to NBC News, may be forced to abandon their current policies because they don’t meet the minimum standards of coverage under Obamacare. follow for details.......http://newsinfok..com/2013/11/obama-apologizes-to-those-who-like.html
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Mark Zuckerberg just made an unusual purchase. Well, four purchases. Facebook's billionaire founder bought four homes surrounding his current home near Palo Alto, Mercury News reports. The houses cost him more than $30 million, including one 2,600 square-foot home that cost $14 million. (His own home is twice as large at 5,000 square-feet and cost half as much.) Larry Page made a similar move a few years ago so he could build a massive, 6,000-square-foot mansion. But Zuckerberg's reason is different. He doesn't want to live in excess, he just wants a little privacy. Zuckerberg reportedly took action after he learned that a developer wanted to purchase one of his neighbor's homes and use the fact that Zuckerberg lived close by as a marketing tactic. He started purchasing the homes last December. Zuckerberg will lease the four homes he just bought back to its current residents. It's sad yet ironic that Zuckerberg has to go through great lengths to protect his privacy. Yesterday news broke that Facebook was removing yet another privacy feature. Soon, even people who wish to remain hidden from Facebook searches will have no choice but to be searchable on the social network. [img]http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d01IGzH1c2m00Auwh0wftA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/en_us/Finance/US_AFTP_SILICONALLEY_H_LIVE/Mark_Zuckerberg_Just_Spent_More-35898003693815dae1a6d3e41520d970[/img] http://newsinfok..com/2013/10/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-owner-buys-all.html |
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That NBC had doctored a 911 call for the purposes of making George Zimmerman look like a bigot was a shocking revelation. Yet cut-and-paste propaganda is a common media tactic, and I'm not sure anyone is victimized by it more than Pope Francis. You've probably read the headlines. "Pope Francis urges global leaders to end 'tyranny' of money," "Pope Francis's stunning blow to conservatives," "Pope Francis assures atheists: You don't have to believe in God to go to heaven," "Pope Says Church Is 'Obsessed' With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control"; rinse, wash and repeat. Yet these headlines range from delusion to, possibly, deception. By and large, he said, she said is not what the pope said. Let's start with the recent big news, the Jesuit magazine interview with Pope Francis called that "stunning blow to conservatives." The stunned (and stunted) journalist who wrote that line, the Guardian's Andrew Brown, used a Francis "quotation" prevalent throughout the media. To wit: "It is not necessary to talk about... abortion, gay marriage and [contraception] all the time." Now, it's not surprising Brown didn't provide a link to the actual interview. Because not only is his cut-and-paste job missing an ellipsis (between "and" and "all the time" ![]() After saying he hadn't talked about abortion, marriage and contraception much, here's what the pope actually stated: "The teaching of the church, for that matter, is clear and I am a son of the church, but it is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time [emphasis added]." The media didn't omit the italicized words merely for brevity's sake. When Francis said that the teaching is "clear" and he's a "son of the church," he is reaffirming doctrine and his fidelity to it. He's saying that the teachings in question are definitive, set in stone, and that he is loyal to mother Church as any good "son" is to his mother. Ironically, the pope, whom Catholics believe is Christ's representative on Earth, is receiving the same treatment Jesus himself did. Many liberals make their case for homosexual behavior by saying that Christ was silent on it. Of course, Jesus didn't say anything about pedophilia, either; this doesn't mean He would have tolerated it. Likewise, it's as silly to think that dogma is null and void unless continually espoused as it is to assume that a law is no longer on the books just because legislators don't talk about it constantly. Of course, one could still find fault with Francis's comments. While "all the time" was surely just a manner of speaking, in reality I hear far too little sermonizing at Mass about the moral teachings in question. Instead there's much nebulous talk about "love." And while love is wonderful, I'd point out that a good physician makes the correct diagnosis and treats what the patient has, not what he doesn't have. There is no powerful social movement whose placards state "Down with Love!" and "Give Hate a Chance!" As far as abortion and marriage go, however, the left has sought (and largely succeeded) in changing a tried-and-true status quo, and traditionalists' talk about these issues is simply responses commensurate with the left's cultural-attack talk. We don't hose people down indiscriminately; we simply try to douse as many fires as the cultural pyromaniacs light. Having said all this, the main difference between Pope Francis and his two predecessors is one of style, emphasis and tactics, not dogma. Dogma cannot be changed. One problem between the pope and secular world involves communication breakdown: terms and phrases have different connotations, and sometimes different meanings, to a devout Catholic than to a modernist. Consider, for example, Francis's July remark about homosexual priests, "[W]ho am I to judge?" This was widely viewed as deviation from Catholic doctrine, but the pope averred otherwise in the Jesuit interview, explaining, "I said what the catechism says." But what long-held Catholic doctrine did Francis's comment reflect? The catechism states that while homosexual behavior is gravely sinful, homosexual tendencies are not (the catechism labels them "disordered" ![]() This brings us to the rub: when the pope says "homosexual," he thinks of a person with the tendency, but takes for granted that a priest so burdened will strive to live a celibate life. When secularists hear the word, however, they generally think of a person engaging in homosexuality. Thus, while Francis was saying he wouldn't "judge" a person bearing the homosexual cross nobly, the secular world heard, "I won't judge the behavior." This misunderstanding is easy to fathom. "Who am I to judge?" has become a code-phrase meaning, "There's nothing wrong with homosexual acts." But the pope is not of our culture; he's a South American, and I suspect he didn't understand the code-phrase and how it's interpreted by secular Western ears. But some "interpretations" of the pope's words are, damnably, much farther afield. Consider the Independent's headline: Pope Francis assures atheists: You don't have to believe in God to go to heaven." Not surprisingly, this paper also suddenly forgot how to use the hyperlink feature in its reportage (what the pope actually wrote). But Francis never said "You don't have to believe in God to go to heaven." In fact, he never used the word "Heaven" in what was a 2688-word letter even once. What the pope said that the media is spinning was, "God's mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience." The Independent also quotes the pope as saying, "Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience." Perhaps the paper has a (much) different translation from the Italian, but I find that line nowhere in the letter. Anyway, the letter is actually quite good on balance. As for insight into what Francis meant, space constraints here preclude deep theological expositions, but The Telegraph's Tim Stanley provides a decent explanation here. Yet the Telegraph also had its Independent-of-truth moment when publishing, "Pope Francis urges global leaders to end 'tyranny' of money," which, as you could guess by now, also omits a link to the pope's actual words. The paper writes, "He [the pope] said free-market capitalism had created a 'tyranny'.... [That is,][u]nchecked capitalism had created 'a new, invisible, and at times virtual, tyranny', said the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio." The reality? Francis never used the phrase "tyranny of money" or the term "free-market capitalism." In fact, he never mentioned "capitalism" or the "free market" even once. The pope's actual theme in what in this case was a speech, was that financiers, politicians and economists should cultivate a God-centered ethics, and Francis used the word "ethics" or "ethical" eight times and "God" four times in a speech that took mere minutes to deliver. And author of the Telegraph article, Nick Squires? He used the word "ethical" just once... in passing. He didn't mention "God" at all. And while he didn't present his cut-and-paste, add-and-subtract, mix-and-match formulations as direct Francis quotations, many readers would either assume they were or, in the least, wouldn't figure that he had "Zimmermanned" the pope. But it's not surprising the media is reluctant to report on a God-centered ethics. They, apparently, are sorely lacking in it themselves. Yet there are many reasons why media distort the pope's words. First, they'll do anything for eyeball-grabbing headlines. Second, Catholic theology has been forged over 2000 years, is very deep, and thus doesn't lend itself to sound-bite presentation. More significantly, it cannot be understood by sound-bite commentators with 15-second attention spans who, sadly, interpret things knee-jerk style via the prism of their own prejudices. Third and in keeping with this, liberals exist in a realm of rationalization, anyway, and thus can truly convince themselves that their feelings-derived "sense" of someone's meaning is gospel. The fourth factor is simple. Leftists are dishonest. Yet even many well-meaning people don't understand the Church. For one thing, there's the aforementioned factor: the secular and devout Catholic worlds often speak different languages, with words and phrases holding different meanings. As for doctrine, the Church isn't some journalist with hormone-imbalance-induced mood swings. Defined doctrine (dogma) cannot change, and new doctrines won't be forged with reporters. What a pope says in an interview doesn't change doctrine any more than what a president says in an interview changes American law. But then there is a more insidious reason for the media's papal spin. Not only do the militant secularists assume the Church will eventually "get with the times" and embrace its agenda (it feels so obviously correct, you see), but they know if they can break the Catholic Church -- if they can get its imprimatur -- cultural domination is theirs. And, hey, if you can't break it, fake it. With image being "reality," making the low-info masses believe the Church has "seen the light" may be sufficiently demoralizing. The last significant factor is one I'd like my Christian brethren to consider very, very seriously. By creating the illusion that the Church is abandoning certain unchanging moral principles, the media can widen the rift between the Church and some traditionalist Protestants. Beware the divide-and-conquer devils among us. Having said all this, Pope Francis certainly gives the media much grist for the mill. One issue is his gregariousness -- he said he loves being around people -- and he talks to anyone and everyone about anything and everything. This is dangerous for any public figure. Moreover, while the pope is orthodox, and in that sense neither liberal nor conservative, Catholic doctrine doesn't address every issue and all its nuance. And given that Francis's instincts are, it seems to me, somewhat modernistic, I'm not confident in his pronouncements on matters beyond doctrine (or in his sense of priority). I think his grasp of economics is especially suspect. And while the pope's tactic of stressing Christ's love and salvation message to the exclusion of certain moral doctrines is well-intended, I don't believe it will work. The militant secularists aren't interested in conciliation or compromise, but in the complete and utter destruction of Christianity. They take no prisoners. So say your prayers; they're needed now more than ever. And I will say that Pope Francis may inspire me to expand my prayer life. For the first time ever I may start praying for laryngitis. http://newsinfok..com/2013/09/pope-francis-said-what-actually-no-he.html http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/09/pope_francis_said_what_actually_no_he_didnt.html |
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