The Vatican will “seek dialogue” with President-elect Donald Trump, attempting to put aside previous conflicts between Pope Francis and Trump over various issues and policies.
A senior Vatican official has said Rome intends to “seek dialogue” with Trump during his forthcoming term and in spite of a history of disagreements on matters ranging from immigration and climate change to China and the Middle East during Trump’s last stint in the White House.
Italian Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, under-secretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and a close advisor to Pope Francis, spoke on 6 November in interviews with Italian news agencies, emphasising that the Vatican hopes for dialogue with Trump on matters both domestic and international.
