America
Pope denies inviting Rome's mayor to Philadelphia
Rome, Sep 29
Pope Francis did not invite Rome's Mayor Ignazio Marino to a meeting of families in Philadelphia, US, the Pope has said.
"I
did not invite Mayor Marino," the Pope said. "I asked the organisers
and they did not invite him either... He says he's Catholic. He came of
his own accord."
Marino later issued a statement denying reports he had claimed the pontiff had invited him to the event.
Held
on Sunday on the final day of the Pope's five-day visit to the US. It
ended with an open-air mass at the city's central boulevard, the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
"The mayor's visit to Philadelphia
arose from a series of meetings he held with officials from its city
council," said the statement.
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