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Long before he donned the white robes of the papacy and became a global symbol of compassion and humility, Jorge Mario Bergoglio walked a very different path, one paved with grit, everyday toil, and a surprising love for football.
Born on December 17, 1936, in the working-class Flores neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio was the eldest of five children in an Italian immigrant family.
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