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struggle4progress

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Sat Dec 7, 2013, 09:41 PM Dec 2013

Pope Francis honours Nelson Mandela for 'forging a new South Africa'

By AFP | 6 Dec, 2013, 05.19PM IST

... Francis praised the "steadfast commitment shown by Nelson Mandela in promoting the human dignity of all the nation's citizens and in forging a new South Africa," in a message to President Jacob Zuma.

"I pray that the late president's example will inspire generations of South Africans to put justice and the common good at the forefront of their political aspirations," the leader of the world's Catholics wrote ...


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/pope-francis-honours-nelson-mandela-for-forging-a-new-south-africa/articleshow/26967350.cms

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Berlum

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Sat Dec 7, 2013, 09:45 PM
Dec 2013

While America and Americans welcome this message of respect,
this will undoubtedly rank as a major diaper twister in the Repubbie Homeland (R)

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