Vatican City: Pope Francis on Monday voiced love for Americans when he met at length with US Secretary of State, Vatican said, without showing whether both of them discussed sharp divisions among US bishops to provide abortion rights to the people Politicians like President Joe Biden.
PONTTIF provides the State Secretary Antony Blinken as a big term, especially considering government officials who are not national leaders.
The audience at the Apostolic Palace “played in a friendly atmosphere,” Vatican spokesman said Matteo Bruni.
“It lasted about 40 minutes, and it was for the Pope, the opportunity to remember his 2015 visit and to express his love and his attention to the people of Americans.” Bruni refers to the US pilgrimage Pope, which includes a meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama.
Since then US church hierarchy is increasingly polarized about US politics and politicians.
Conservative US bishops have demanded clear direction towards giving the holy command to US political figures who are Catholic and support women’s rights for abortion.
Vatican teaching prohibits abortion as a big sin.
This campaign has placed the spotlight on Biden, a Catholic who said when he personally opposed his abortion to support abortion rights.
Francis has not considered in public on the latest debate at the very polarized US bishop conference, although in 2015 he issued a letter expressing complaints to the option of conquering them to face abortion.
Previously at the Vatican, Blinken on Monday received VIP treatment, get a private tour of the Sistine chapel before he sat for a closed door talks with Pope Francis.
Blinken is the first high-level official from the Biden government to have a personal audience with Ponsiff.
Last year, when his predecessor Blinken, Mike Pompeo, came to the Vatican, he was not given a personal time with Francis.
At that time, Vatican officials said that because the holy throne did not want to give a favorite impression just a few weeks before the US presidential election carrying Biden in power.
But China is a thornful problem between the two sides.
POMPEO condemned the Vatican for what he said was to reduce its moral authority by signing an agreement with Beijing for the nomination of the Chinese bishop.
Pompeo asked the holy throne to take a harder attitude towards Chinese restrictions on religious freedom.
Biden, for its part, has criticized China for forced labor practices.
Francis has fought for human rights in many countries to draw attention to community suffering.
But when the bishop’s agreement shows that Francis also intends to improve the conditions for the Catholic Church in China.
But some in his church himself have expressed disappointed that Francis has not taken a harder attitude in old discrimination for the authorities against Catholics to the loyalty to the PONTIF.
On Monday, Blinken also met with the holy throne No.
2, Pietro Parolin Cardinal, Vatican State Secretary, and with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Visitors to the Sistine chapel, with the ceiling on the edge of Michelangelo and 30-by-60-foot wall painting, “the last assessment,” by the Renaissance teacher almost always appeared.
Blinken does not seem exception after its short and guided tour.
“Mr.
Secretary, is quite impressive?” A reporter asked.
Blinken nodded and pointed around the cave room.
Blinken visited Rome before flying to southern Italy for 20 meeting minister Tuesday, which focused on increasing collaboration among countries about climate change, health and development problems.