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Bernie Sanders says he met with Pope Francis.
ROME – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says in an interview with The Associated Press that he met with Pope Francis.
Sanders says the meeting took place Saturday morning before the pope left for his one-day visit to Greece. He says he was honoured by the meeting, and that he told the pope he appreciated the message that he is sending the world about the need to inject morality and justice into the world economy. Sanders says it’s a message he has been sending as well.
Sanders travelled to Rome to attend a Vatican conference on economic inequality and climate change. He is an admirer of the pope and has praised the pope’s views on poverty and the environment.
The Vermont senator is challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.
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