VATICAN CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama called himself a “great admirer” of Pope Francis as he sat down at the Vatican Thursday with the pontiff he considers a kindred spirit on issues of economic inequality. Their historic nearly hourlong first meeting comes as Obama’s administration and the church remain deeply split on issues of abortion and contraception.
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