Sunday, October 16, 2016 Macri relishes more relaxed meeting with Pope FrancisPope Francis poses with President Mauricio Macri, second from right, his wife Juliana Awada, second from left, and their children, Agustina Macri (left), Antonia Macri (centre) and Valentina Barbier (right) on the occasion of their private audience at the Vatican yesterday. President remarks that ‘many people claim to represent the pope and they do not’ following meeting“Be strong and go forward,” was the piece of advice Pope Francis gave to President Mauricio Macri at the end of their second meeting this year yesterday at the Vatican, according to Argentina’s head of state. “It was a good meeting, as I believe they always have been — like those between two people who have known each other for a long time,” Macri said. Francis also appeared to lend his backing to the government’s controversial amplification of the so-called “war on drugs,” according to Macri. “It’s a battle that cannot be lost,” Francis reportedly told Macri during the meeting.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald October 16, 2016 04:52 UTC