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Francis, to-day
"They don't understand that love for the poor is at the center of the Gospel" — Francis
...Francis said the poor need land, a roof over their head and work, and said he knew well that "If I talk about this, some will think that the pope is communist."
"They don't understand that love for the poor is at the center of the Gospel," he said. "Demanding this isn't unusual, it's the social doctrine of the church."...
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/545a8c0a054f4667baf37340b43beaf7/pope-delivers-mini-encyclical-poor-environment