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Pope wants 'Church for the poor'

ROME - The Church should go back to its roots, shed its riches and concentrate on looking after the poor, Pope Francis said on Saturday.

"Ah, how I would like a poor Church, for the poor," Francis said in a meeting with the world's media, a traditional event for popes following their election.

He confirmed that he choose his name in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi, the medieval monk and Patron Saint of Italy famous for renouncing his family's wealth to live in poverty and for his love of nature.

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    Discussion 1 : 16 Mar 2013 at 21.501

    The Philippines and Mexico are prime examples of the Church serving the poor by telling the most naive and ignorant people that some imaginary god wants them to reproduce like rabbits and will send them to hell for using birth control. Until recently they had colluded with politicians to keep birth control illegal or unavailable thereby forcing this nonsense on non-Catholics as well.

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