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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
Wed Nov 13, 2013, 08:37 AM Nov 2013

Pope Francis Is Internet's Top Name Of 2013

Pope Francis is making the world sit up and take notice with his bold statements and radical shift in tone, and people can't stop talking about him. In fact, he's the most talked-about person of 2013, according to a recent survey by Global Language Monitor.

So who did he beat out for the top spot? GLM's list of top names includes organizations and programs in their top fifteen for 2013, but here are the most mentioned individuals from their list:

1. Pope Francis



2. Edward Snowden



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/pope-francis-internet-top-name_n_4262871.html

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Pope Francis Is Internet's Top Name Of 2013 (Original Post) onehandle Nov 2013 OP
Pope Francis is the Ronald Reagan of religion. Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #1
 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
1. Pope Francis is the Ronald Reagan of religion.
Wed Nov 13, 2013, 09:58 AM
Nov 2013

A veneer of 'likability' covering and enabling extreme bigotry and status quo politics that do harm to women and LGBT people.
I especially note how those who promote him here do so in GD when GD is supposed to be free of religious subject matters.

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