Person of the Year
The editors need to be congratulated for having selected Pope Francis as Time's Person of the Year [Dec. 23]. Though a non-Christian, I have been greatly impressed by the manner in which the Pope set about changing the perception of the Catholic Church and religion by stressing austerity, simplicity, compassion over condemnation and practicing what he preached. He personified the voice of global conscience and set an example to leaders of other religions by drawing himself closer to the man on the street.
Nanda Amarasekera,
Colombo, Sri...
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