Posted on 06/15/2016 8:58:37 AM PDT by marshmallow
Centre-right leader Mauricio Macri gave 16,666,000 pesos to educational foundation backed by pope, reports say
The frosty relationship between two of the world’s most prominent Argentinians appears to have taken a turn for the worse after it emerged that Pope Francis rejected a charitable donation from the government of President Mauricio Macri – at least partly – because the sum included the figure 666.
Earlier this month, the centre-right president made a donation that totaled 16,666,000 pesos (slightly under $1.2m) from the Argentinian government to the Scholas Occurentes educational foundation, which is backed by the pope and is based on a similar organization founded by Francis when he was cardinal of Buenos Aires.
Two weeks ago, the pope presided over an event in Rome at which medals were awarded to Hollywood celebrities George Clooney, Salma Hayek and Richard Gere, who have agreed to be ambassadors for the charity. Shortly afterwards, Macri made the donation.
But according to the Vatican Insider – a publication specializing in papal affairs published by the Italian newspaper La Stampa – Francis wrote to the Argentinian branch of the foundation, asking them to return the money. In a postcript, he wrote: “I don’t like the 666.”
Francis, who has long supported progressive causes in Argentina, and the centre-right president Macri have often found themselves on opposite sides of political debate.
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Ah...that pope is sharp.
seriously? A religious Christian man actually believe in the occult and superstition
Communist donation coming your way, Francis.
It’s about the only right this Pope has ever done.
Maybe Macri was sending the Bergoglio a message with that amount. Macri does not like Bergoglio.
This ‘righteous anger’ from the same Pope who accepted a Communist Cross ( a crucifix showing Christ nailed to a hammer and sickle!) as a gift from the Bolivian President.
He was not against that number per se, the two men have locked horns on Argentinian politics for years.
Given who this guy REALLY works for, I’d think that the 666 would be manditory, not rejected.
ROFLMAO
He gets worse every day.
Socialists don’t accept money freely. They demand it and take it.
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