Francis' Liberalism Produces Empty Pews - Vatican Hides the Numbers
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2014: 5.92 million visitors
2015: 3.21 million visitors
2016: 3.95 million visitors
2017: ???
The numbers of the pilgrims who care to see Pope Francis during the Wednesday General Audiences are even more disappointing:
2014: 1.2 million
2015: 0.7 million
2016: 0.8 million
2017: ???
The same was true for Francis' Chile visit. According to usnews.com the crowds were "very thin, in many areas a single line of people.”
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