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Pope Francis left Vatican City and arrived in Iraq on Friday for a three-day pilgrimage, marking his first visit to the Middle Eastern country.

"I come as a penitent, asking forgiveness from Heaven and our brothers for so much destruction and cruelty; a pilgrim of peace, in the name of Christ, Prince of Peace.

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How we have prayed, in these years, for peace in #Iraq! God always listens. It is up to us to walk His paths," the pope tweeted Friday.

The pope's trip led to a lot of Twitter chatter about him, and not just about the visit to Iraq.

The Claim

The Twitter account titled "Fact" that tweets various facts throughout the day wrote Thursday that "Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer," in a post that gained more than 4,000 likes and 500 retweets.

The Facts

Before Pope Francis, 84, assumed his holy title as leader of the Roman Catholic church in 2013, he was known by his name, Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

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