Democratic presidential candidate
Bernie Sanders says he would "very much like to" meet Pope
Francis when he travels to the Vatican next week but he has not
received an official invitation from the Catholic leader, the
Associated Press reported.
It's "not yet clear," Sanders told journalists in New York
Friday, saying this pope is someone he has "enormous respect
for in terms of the mental consciousness that he's raising."
Sanders' campaign released a statement Friday saying that
Sanders, who is the first Jewish candidate ever to win a
presidential primary, will address a conference next week
hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on social,
economic and environmental issues.
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