{"id":61017,"date":"2014-10-31T09:21:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T09:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=61017"},"modified":"2014-10-31T13:22:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T13:22:37","slug":"elton-john-pope-francis-deserves-sainthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/10\/elton-john-pope-francis-deserves-sainthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton John: Pope Francis deserves sainthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sir Elton John held his annual AIDS benefit. It featured an A-list audience with actors like Alec Baldwin, Mike Myers and many others all in attendance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At The Enduring Vision: A Benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation event, Elton heaped praise on Pope Francis, going as far to say he was his hero.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Admiring the way Pope Francis is pushing boundaries in the religion, Elton said the leader of the Catholic Church deserved the highest honour possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Make this man a saint now, OK?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Ten years ago one of the biggest obstacles in the fight against AIDS was the Catholic Church. Today we have a pope that speaks out about it,&#8221; Elton told his audience, who responded with heavy cheers and claps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Elton entertained crowds with his smash hits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Credit: Music-news.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Elton John held his annual AIDS benefit. It featured an A-list audience with actors like Alec Baldwin, Mike Myers and many others all in attendance. At The Enduring Vision: A Benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation event, Elton heaped praise on Pope Francis, going as far to say he was his hero. 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