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John D.S. Allen: “I think Pope Francis is the new Nelson Mandela. That he's the new sort of voice of moral conscience on the global stage…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2015
I think Pope Francis is the new Nelson Mandela. That he's the new sort of voice of moral conscience on the global stage that people recognize as sort of being able to indicate where the side of the angle stands.
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John D.S. Allen
California

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John Allen compares Pope Francis to Nelson Mandela, suggesting that he represents a new moral authority on the global stage.

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