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How easy it is to misreport a pope

By David Freddoso

Published September 24, 2013 4:00am ET

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How easy it is to misreport a pope — Comments by Pope Francis this week were greatly paraphrased by the New York Times. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) | Alessandra Tarantino

Deep philosophical topics don’t lend themselves to journalistic shorthand. Popes speak in paragraphs, not soundbites.

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