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James Martin, SJ on Twitter: ""It was impossible for me not to come here as Pope." St. John Paul II, Auschwitz-Birkenau, June 7, 1979. #HolocaustMemorialDay #WeRemember https://t.co/wpTAxZXfc2 https://t.co/7ZkwTVDZ9q" / Twitter
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