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POLL: Would you have picked Pope Francis as Person of the Year?

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timepope-276x369Time Magazine named Pope Francis as Person of the Year. (Read Time’s story about the man, and the choice, here.)

He’s the third pope to be honored by Time in this way, following following Pope John XXIII in 1962 and Pope John Paul II in 1994.

We’d like to know: If the choice were up to you, would you have picked Pope Francis to be Person of the Year?

Take our poll – and then, leave a comment to tell us why, why not, or who you would have picked instead.

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Kellie Moore
Kellie Moore
Kellie Moore (formerly Kotraba) serves as the editor and community manager of Columbia Faith & Values. Although she is originally from the West – Nevada and California – she’s now proud to call Missouri home.

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Mike Kilgore
Mike Kilgore
11 years ago

Yes! Great choice, he seems to get the story of Jesus; caring for people.
He seems to be changing the narrative of the church in the world.

Julie
Julie
11 years ago

It is very encouraging, especially during this time of year, that he was selected instead of Miley Cyrus!!

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