Donald Trump announces meeting with Pope Francis in Italy before it is finalized

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump announces meeting with Pope Francis in Italy before it is finalized

White House spokesman said president’s declared visit with pope,
who has opposing views on the border wall and climate change,
is not confirmed

David Smith in Washington
Thursday 20 April 2017 23.44 BST

Donald Trump has signalled that he expects to meet Pope Francis, with whom he has clashed in the past, when he travels to Italy next month.

The US president will be in Italy late May for a meeting of the G7 industrialised democracies. An audience with the pontiff would bring together two wildly contrasting world views.

“I look very much forward to meeting the pope,” said on Thursday in a joint press conference at the White House with Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni.

Minutes later Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, admitted that the meeting has not yet been confirmed. Trump’s assertion now risks making a non-meeting look like a snub.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/20/donald-trump-pope-francis-meeting-italy

[exboyfil]

1. You don't advance the kingdom of God

by meeting with this fool. Pope, Don't do it.

[Docreed2003]

2. I really hope that Papa Frank blows off this moron

[struggle4progress]

3. Off to London to ride in the Queen's golden carriage! Then off to Rome

and the fast-track to sainthood! This is all so exciting! What next? A quick trip to Stockholm in recognition of his innovative tweets? O brave new world, that hath such people in it!

[Lordquinton]

4. He can use Billo's fox news contact

They do agree on a lot of points as well, the Pope is conservative, after all.

[okasha]

5. Maybe he can try ambushing Papa Pancho

on the stairs at four in the morning.