Did Pope Francis really say to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, â??You are an angel of peace?â? as The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Irish Times, La Nacion, Clarin, ANSA â?? the main Italian news agency, and America magazine reported at the time? Or did he tell him, â??May you be an angel of peace,â? as several other news outlets, including Italyâ??s Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, and Vatican Insider, wrote?
I can now report that there is incontrovertible evidence that at the Saturday meeting in the popeâ??s private library on May 16, Francis actually said to Abbas: â??You are a bit of an angel of peaceâ? (In Italian: â??Lei é un poâ?? angelo della pace.â?). CTV - the Vatican televisionâ??s recording of the actual meeting clarifies this beyond any shadow of doubt.
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