ROME – Pope Francis and Argentine President Javier Milei, a populist politician and a blunt contrarian who has made derogatory remarks about the pontiff, had a warm encounter as Argentina’s first female saint was canonised at Mass on Sunday in the Vatican.
A former television pundit, Milei was elected president of Argentina in November. He drew global attention during his campaign for the language he used to describe Pope Francis, calling the pontiff an “imbecile,” a “communist” and a “filthy leftist” among other pejoratives.
