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10. He Ditched Lunch with Congress to Dine with the Homeless

Rather than breaking bread with Congress members like Boehner, Pelosi, McConnell and Reid, “the people’s pontiff” chose instead to serve and eat with 300 members of DC’s homeless community at St. Patrick’s Church. He met with Congress on Thursday to discuss issues he is championing, but he decided to forgo the stuffy lunch invitation to hang with the underprivileged.

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