text: "Pope Francis referred to detractors of Bishop Juan Barros as 'lefties.'...'Think with your heads and don’t be carried away by any accusations made by lefties,' he said." (Buenos Aires Herald.)
  “There’s an expectation that the relationship between Trump and Pope Francis will be difficult to establish [but] that is not the case at all,” Louis Bono, temporary charge d’affaires in the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican, said. (ncronline.org) After they met in May 24, the Vatican press office: “The two men discussed the good bilateral relations that exist between the U.S. and the Holy See. They also spoke of their ‘joint commitment in favor of life, religious liberty and freedom of conscience.'” The Vatican expressed hope for a "serene cooperation between the State and the Catholic Church which is engaged in service to people in the fields of health care, education and assistance to immigrants," meaning continued tax-payer funding of Catholic schools and agencies. Trump has delivered for the pope