Pope Francis Holds Private Audience with Argentina President

In a church where forgiveness is taught and doctrine is important, the new pope is getting a lesson in diplomacy.

Pope Francis met with Argentinean President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Monday, a leader whom he has clashed over her socially liberal policies and what he has called the government’s totalitarianism.

Fernández called on the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires at his temporary home, the Vatican hotel on the edge of the Vatican gardens, and the two later  lunched together. The meeting took place a day before she and other world leaders attended his installation Mass in St. Peter’s Square, which some estimates  say could bring 1 million people to Rome.

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