Pope Francis on Tuesday named Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei, who according to his party confirmed his invitation to visit his country of origin in 2024, Advances in Freedom, published by the local press.
Without a doubt, the conversation with the Pope was one of the most anticipated moments of the transition to the government of the libertarian politician, who will take office on December 10 after the criticism of both and the confirmation of one of the speakers La Libertad. Avanza (ultra-right), who called for a “severance of relations” with the Vatican.
According to people close to Milei who accompanied the president-elect Hotel Libertador in Buenos Aires, it was a “pleasant and very good” telephone meeting where he set up his campaign bunker weeks ago.
In this dialogue, the economist reiterated the Pope’s invitation to visit Argentina in 2024, a country to which he has not returned since his papal proclamation in 2013, and promised the head of the Catholic Church to send him a rosary to honor him to accompany. in his next challenge as president.
According to the Argentine media, the great manager of this connection was Diana Mondino, elected representative and reference in foreign policy of La Libertad Avanza, who took into account the statements of Alberto Benegas Lynch, one of the notable personalities of the libertarian formation, about “ severing relations with the Vatican”.
Milei was in the middle of an interview being recorded for later broadcast and interrupted it to talk to Francisco for five minutes.
The president-elect has repeatedly apologized for saying in the past that the pope was the “representative of the pope.” evil on earth” and noted during the campaign that if Francisco were to enter Argentina he would be greeted with “o”. Awards” from the Head of State.
In turn, Francis warned against the “clowns of messianism” before the first round of elections in an interview with the government agency Télam, in which the pope expressed that he was “afraid of the Pied Pipers.” Hamelin”, who “charm people” who “end up drowning them”.
Source: La Neta Neta
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