Francis is the third pope to visit Cuba, after St.

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Benedict was the third pope to address the General Assembly.

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Cardinal Turkson would be the third African pope and the first since Gelasius I in the fifth century.

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Despite his exit in the third round, he will always remember his time in the Italian capital after meeting with the Pope, a fellow Argentine, last week -- an experience del Potro said he would "never forget".

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Then, in 1994, he made history, he joined the elite of the Pope's closest advisers, Glasgow's first ever cardinal and only the third Scottish cardinal since the Reformation.

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Asked about the selection of the next pontiff, a third said they want a pope who is more liberal, while just 4 percent said they want someone more conservative.

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Bono has also been involved in campaigning against third world debt, joining a team of delegates to meet the Pope earlier this year.

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And need I remind you of one of the major players in the Jubilee 2000 campaign to cancel Third World debt - yes, it was Pope John Paul II.

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Prior to being elevated to a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003, when he became only the third Scot to reach the rank since the Reformation, he had expressed his openness to a debate on issues like priestly celibacy, women priests and contraception within the church.

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