Pope Francis says God loves people who made a 'mess of things'

He delivered his annual Christmas message after a less-than-joyful year of scandals and opposition.

"Let us begin with ourselves."

Those critics have seized on the sexual abuse and financial scandals that have buffeted the papacy of the 83-year-old Jesuit Pope.

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