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Reuters: Trump meets the Pope – from trading barbs to seeking common ground

Published May 22, 2017 at 7:30 pm

Pope Francis waves to the crowd before the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing for Rome and the world from the central loggia of St Peters' basilica following the Easter Sunday mass on April 16, 2017 at St Peter's square in Vatican. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. / AFP PHOTO / Tiziana FABI

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Several days after Pope Francis was elected four years ago, he was criticised by Donald Trump for returning to the Church-run residence he was staying at in Rome to pay his bill in person.

“I don’t like seeing the Pope standing at the checkout counter of a hotel in order to pay his bill. It’s not Pope-like!” Trump tweeted on March 19, 2013.