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Eugene

(61,924 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2015, 03:49 PM Jul 2015

Pope Francis 'did not chew coca in Bolivia'

Source: BBC

Pope Francis 'did not chew coca in Bolivia'

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Pope Francis has said he did not chew coca during his recent trip to Bolivia.

The Bolivian authorities earlier said the pontiff had requested to chew coca to help him cope with the effects of the high altitude in La Paz.

The Pope made the remark when questioned by a journalist as to the secret of his energy during his South American tour, which ended yesterday.

Pope Francis said that mate, the traditional tea popular in his native Argentina, helped to keep him going.

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Pope Francis 'did not chew coca in Bolivia' (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2015 OP

Dang! If he was having altitude sickness, who would criticize him cbayer Jul 2015 #1

He gave a 30-minute press conference on the plane after leaving. Most interesting. No Vested Interest Jul 2015 #2

cbayer

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1. Dang! If he was having altitude sickness, who would criticize him

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Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:03 PM

Jul 2015

chewing some coca.

I didn't know that he had part of his lung removed as a child. I wonder if he had TB.

No Vested Interest

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2. He gave a 30-minute press conference on the plane after leaving. Most interesting.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:12 PM

Jul 2015

Covered a variety of topics, including the upcoming US visit.
The official wording has not been released by the Vatican, but an English-speaking press pool has put together an interprestation of his words.
BBC News.
(Sorry no link, but I'm sure someone will come up with it very soon. Links are not my strong point.)

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