The Minister of the Interior speaks to Non รจ l'Arena su La 7 after the controversy over the photo of the Pope with the pin for the reopening of the ports.
The Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini, guest on the show “It's not the Arena” on La7 connecting from Castelsardo, in Sardinia, he talks about migrants again and returns to the controversy regarding them Pope Francis and his open port pin.
The selfie of a priest with the Pope, taken in Sacrofano during a meeting on reception, caused an uproar. And Massimo Giletti asked Salvini for a comment, his guest.
“Who am I to comment on his gestures? – the Interior Minister replied to the host – The catechism itself says that welcoming is a duty to the extent possible. The Pope does well to speak to souls, As a minister I have to take care of the five million poor Italians, I open the ports to those who have permission to arrive in Italy“.
But Salvini didn't stop there. After those statements, the League leader pulled a from his pocket Rosario which a lady from La Maddalena gave him this morning, he kissed him and then said: “I am the first of sinners but I am convinced that I act in the interests of African children who have to grow up there without being forced to cross the desert and in the interests of Italian children“.
source – http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/salvini-sul-papa-lui-pensa-anime-io-agli-italiani-poveri-1646866.html?mobile_detect=false
I am critical of Salvini declaring Hezbollah as terrorists, pushed by Israeli friends, but these gestures with the Rosary, they are very symbolic and full of concreteness like his words !