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As reform talks start, Pope vows to change Vatican mentality

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Pope Francis began landmark meetings on Tuesday to reform the Vatican, promising to do all he could to change the mentality of an institution he said was too focused on its own interests. Francis said the eight cardinals he had chosen to make up his advisory board did not have selfish motives. "They are not courtiers but wise people who are inspired by my same feelings. This is the start of a Church with an organization that is not only vertical but also horizontal," he said.
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