A pope of firsts, Francis was an outspoken champion of the deprived - but left some feeling betrayed

A pope of firsts, Francis was an outspoken champion of the deprived - but left some feeling betrayed

His arrival as pontiff heralded a new kind of leadership for the Catholic Church.

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