(ANSA) - Rome, May 22 - No politician can style himself as
being Franciscan, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro
Parolini said after anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S)
leader Beppe Grillo said "we are the Franciscans of today" on
the second M5S march from Perugia to Assisi, in favour of a
basic income.
While saying that he was "glad" that politicians evoked St
Francis, Parolin said "no one can auto-define himself as
Franciscan".
The Vatican No. 2 said that "no one can claim to have an
exclusive on the Franciscan message".
No pol is Franciscan, Parolin says
After M5S chief said 'we are new Franciscans'