Row erupts as Macron accused of 'wanting to choose the pope' | World | News | Express.co.uk

"Emmanuel Macron has been accused of trying to "choose the next pope", with right-wing newspapers in Italy alleging the French president is attempting to manoeuvre behind the scenes ahead of the conclave on May 7. The row erupted after reports of two private meetings involving Mr Macron and key Vatican figures, prompting claims of “interventionism worthy of a modern Sun King”, in a reference to former French monarch Louis XIV." FULL STORY at above link.