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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 20 Mar 2017

    Pope asks for God's forgiveness over "sins and failings" of the Church during Rwanda genocide http://bbc.in/2nejxzY pic.twitter.com/mkjqWRy2CH

    8:25 AM - 20 Mar 2017
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      1. PROBOCO‏ @ProBonoConsult 20 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        We believe that @Pontifex is a good and genuine leader. However, the sins of his predecessors have cast eternal shadows

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      1. Seraphine Lucy‏ @seralizy 22 Mar 2017
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        @Seralizy May God bless Pope, for praying for us, Amen

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      1. JUSTICE SINGINI‏ @Justicesingini 21 Mar 2017
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        only God can forgive.not the president. The pope should help us better with that

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      1. darkie‏ @mqadini 20 Mar 2017
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        what good does such apology brings? Is the question you should be probing. Colonialism goes on unabated because of your lacking.

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      1. Afolabi Ohunakin‏ @afo4u 20 Mar 2017
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        that's not the first time the Catholic will do that and I don't believe that will be the last time

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      1. Sylvia Chofong‏ @SylviaChofong 20 Mar 2017
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        genocide has been going in former British Cameroon now for 4 months and the people have been cut off internet for 62days now

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      1. wmutahi‏ @wmutahi 20 Mar 2017
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        there is no God. Have a sneaky suspicion the Pope knows this too.

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      1. Tosin Osasona‏ @babakamoru 20 Mar 2017
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        @ali_naka tonight the victims can at least sign - evil did not triumph!!!

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      1. Europa ist nicht  🇪🇺 (mit Satire versetzt!)‏ @mar16091963 20 Mar 2017
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        @frihetsdottir der Vatikan ist reich, kann Milliarden an Entschädigung zahlen.

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