Sanders Trip to Vatican Sparks Diplomatic Controversy

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Sanders trip to Vatican sparks diplomatic controversy

By Jesse Byrnes

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’s plan to attend a Vatican-sponsored conference later this month has sparked some diplomatic controversy, with a senior Vatican official accusing him of showing “monumental discourtesy” in seeking an invitation.

Sanders earlier on Friday had said the Vatican had invited him to attend a conference on social and economic issues to be held on April 15, just days before the New York primary.

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