Message Crossing the Pope and the Italian Government – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Pope Francis took a picture by holding a sheet on which was written the slogan: "Let's open the ports" that a priest from Venice (north-east of Italy) gave him, in a clear message addressed to the Italian government in place to prevent the arrival of immigrants on their coasts.

In the photo, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who firmly maintains the closure of Italian ports to immigrants, claimed that the pope "cares for souls" and he "a 5 million" 39, poor Italians ".

"I open ports to those who have permission to go to Italy," he said in a TV show.

The Italian press publishes today this photo of Francisco which was published on the social network Facebook by the parish priest of Marghera (Venice), Nandino Capovilla, who handed the badge to the pontiff.

As he explained to the Catholic newspaper "Avvenire", Capovilla addressed the pope after the Mbad celebrated by Francisco in the Roman city of Sacrofano at the beginning of a meeting on migration under the title : "Free of fear".

The priest, who runs a refugee home, showed him the sheet with the message and explained the meaning, Capovilla explained.

After the photo, the priest added that the pope wanted to keep the sheet.