PUBLIC FIGURES

POPE FRANCIS

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Read the article and do the following activities:

A) In which paragraph (synopsis, early life and education, entering priesthood, becoming pope, first international visit as a pope, pope as spiritual and world leader) are these ideas stated? (There are 6 paragraphs and 5 ideas, 1 paragraph won't be chosen).

1. He gave a speech asking for peace.
2. He didn't agree with the authorities of his country.
3. He showed himself open-minded in connection with a hot social issue.
4. He had health problems.
5. Another important public figure expressed how pleased he felt about him being the new pope.

B) Choose the correct answer

1. He thought that same-sex marriage
a) should be legal
b) was part of God's plan 
c) was not what God had established

2. In his speech in the special vigil he talked against
a) greed
b) pride
c) wrath

3. What does the word this refer to in the following sentence?
'It is from this proposition that the moral consequences then flow'
a) the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall
b) the church should preach the true gospel
c) women are an essential part of the church

4. What did he mean in his 'apostolic exhortation' in December 2013?
a. the church should go out more and help the needy
b.the church should think in its own security much more
c. the church should stick to its long-held customs

5. The reason he was chosen Person of the Year by Time magazine was that
a) the other contenders weren't as well-known as him
b) two other popes had been chosen before
c) he was able to change people's thoughts very quickly

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