Pope Francis, on Thursday, recognised Democratic Party
candidate, Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov 3 presidential election.
The Pope and Biden spoke on the phone earlier on Thursday,
according to the Biden Transition Team, as quoted by Metro UK.
A spokesperson said: “President-elect Joe Biden spoke this
morning with His Holiness Pope Francis.
“The president-elect thanked His Holiness for extending
blessings and congratulations and noted his appreciation for His Holiness’s
leadership in promoting peace, reconciliation, and the common bonds of humanity
around the world.”
“The president-elect expressed his desire to work together
on the basis of a shared belief in the dignity and equality of all humankind on
issues such as caring for the marginalized and the poor, addressing the crisis
of climate change, and welcoming and integrating immigrants and refugees into
our communities.”
Biden, who is only but the second Catholic President in the
US, has met at least two of the last three Popes.
The US presidential election was a tight battle between the
incumbent President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, candidate of the Republican
Party.
Joe Biden, however, emerged as winner after polling over 270
electoral college votes, although the winner has not been officially announced.
Although Biden has since assumed his role as the
President-elect, preparing to take over the White House, the incumbent,
President Trump has refused to concede defeat.
Trump has gone to court challenging Biden’s victory in the
election which he (Trump) alleged was marred by massive corruption and fraud.
The incumbent has recently expressed hope of being declared
winner of the election, saying results that would be announced next week would
put him ahead of Biden.
Pope Francis had recently said that Trump “is not Christian”
in reaction to the President’s campaign promises to deport more immigrants and
force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border.
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