By Dan Amira
Since ascending to the papacy eight months ago, Pope Francis has turned heads for a number of (relatively) progressive positions on topics like homosexuality, atheism, and contraception. Today, the Pope's release of his first "apostolic exhortation" — a kind of official Pope wish list for Catholicism — continued that trend. See if you can tell which of the following quotes below were written by Pope Francis, and which were uttered by Marxist New York mayor-elect Bill de Blasio.
"Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless."
Bill de Blasio 
The Pope "We cannot resign ourselves to the mind-set that says rising inequality is a necessary byproduct of urban success.”
Bill de Blasio The Pope "Masses of people find themselves excluded and marginalized: without work, without possibilities, without any means of escape."
Bill de Blasio The Pope "Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness."
Bill de Blasio The Pope "Money must serve, not rule!"
Bill de Blasio The Pope "We cannot expect prosperity to trickle down from the top."
Bill de Blasio The Pope "Until exclusion and inequality in society ... is reversed, it will be impossible to eliminate violence."
Bill de Blasio The Pope "I am not a free-marketeer."
Bill de Blasio The Pope"Inequality is the root of social ills."
Bill de Blasio The Pope "We can no longer trust in the... invisible hand of the market."
Bill de Blasio The Pope See your score here after you’ve answered all the questions!
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