Pope Francis against Salvini – Matteo Salvini would have sought a meeting with Pope Francis on several occasions. The latter, but, not only would he deny it to him, but he would be weaving a web to stop the rise of the League, a strategy that also includes a political commitment of Catholics against the Northern League.
Reporting it is the Daily Fact, in a background story written by Carlo Tecce.
According to what the newspaper directed by Marco Travaglio reports, Salvini would have started talks for a meeting with Bergoglio, but the latter would have closed the door in his face with these reasons: “Until the language and policies change, I can't and don't want to shake his hand.".

The Interior Minister himself intervened on the reconstruction, categorically denying what was reported by Done: “I have never asked Pope Francis for a meeting”.

Il Done but it goes even further, and reports Bergoglio's desire to stem the rise of the League: “The Italian bishops – writes Tecce – for a year, spurred on by Bassetti, they are working on a return to politics for Catholics, they study training schools and however, waiting for the ruling class to re-emerge after the Christian Democratic diaspora and Camillo Ruini's transversalism adopted for the Second Republic, they cling to traditional parties and the Five Star Movement to contain Salvini.".
In short, Pope Francis would be on the side of the Five Star Movement and Luigi Di Maio, to whom, moreover, he would give a hearing without problems (unlike the League): “The Five Stars are at home, they knock often and we offer to listen, it is the ally Salvini who has crossed the limit, he got into a constant and direct diatribe with Bergoglio, but he tried to mend things", a cardinal whose name is not specified refers to the Fact.