Pope Francis gets his 'oxygen' from the slums

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by John L. Allen Jr. | Apr. 7, 2013NCR Today

Buenos Aires, Argentina --
In Argentina, they say that if you want to understand the priestly soul of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then you have to know the villas miserias, literally "villas of misery," meaning the slums in Buenos Aires where the poorest of the poor are found.

A truly interesting article about the inner workings of the Pope @ Pope Francis gets his 'oxygen' from the slums | National Catholic Reporter