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Pope Francis backs down after calling Donald Trump not Christian
Pope Francis backs down after calling Donald Trump not Christian
Trump triumphs over the Pope: Francis backs down over ‘not Christian’ claim as Vatican says it was not a ‘personal attack’ or attempt to influence presidential vote Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi says calling Trump ‘not Christian’ for wanting to build a wall was not ‘a personal attack’ Papal official suggested Pope was reacting to ‘what he was told’ about billionaire’s position Trump had issued furious denunciation of Pope Francis for his comments, made on way back from Papal visit to Mexico Today Trump accepted the partial olive branch, saying the Papal statement was ‘beautiful’ After Vatican’s speedy retreat and told campaign stop in South Carolina that Mexican government was to blame for telling Pope. The Vatican today executed a speedy climb-down in its feud with Donald Trump – handing the Republican White House hopeful a major political victory. Pope Francis’s suggestion that Trump was ‘not Christian’ because of his views on immigration was not a personal attack on the candidate, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said on Friday. Lombardi told Vatican radio that the pope’s comments, which were denounced by Trump, were simply an affirmation of his longstanding belief that migrants should be helped and welcomed rather than shut off behind walls.
