An article recounting Macri’s trip to the Vatican in February was headlined: “Pope gives Macri a frosty 22 minutes.”“Good morning, Mr. President. How are you doing?” the pope apparently asked Macri – one imagines with pursed lips and a quick handshake. Argentine media reports that their relationship began to sour when Macri, as mayor of Buenos Aires, refused to appeal a court order green-lighting same-sex marriage in the city in 2009. Pleased to see you.”The pope went on to urge Macri to focus more on poverty reduction. Macri and the pope, who used to be the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, hold differing views on matters of policy, especially the austerity measures center-right Macri has introduced to stave off critical levels of inflation.

Source: National Post June 14, 2016 18:00 UTC