Pope Francis was unwittingly thrust into the center of a long-running diplomatic dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom after holding a sign calling for dialogue over the Falkland Islands. Despite the controversy generated by Wednesday picture which showed Pope Francis holding a banner calling for dialogue between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, and later a spokesperson’s dismissal of the significance of the incidence, the best Read more [...]

Although the war left Argentina and the United Kingdom still disputing the islands’ sovereignty, a UN resolution has called for a dialogue between the powers which will hopefully come to a settlement of the heated issue. In his official Twitter account, Gavin Phillip Short, a “serving member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands” as his profile says, firmly questioned the picture that raised some eyebrows yesterday showing Francis with a sign that read “It is time for Read more [...]

In April, de Kirchner addressed an audience about Argentina’s claims to the Falklands, saying, as quoted in the Guardian, “We will see the islands form part of our territory again”. The pope swiftly quashed the attempt to link him to the cause after his spokesman said the small poster was handed over during a weekly public gathering when lots of people give him things and he had no idea what the item was. It showed Francis holding a sign linked to a campaign marking the 50th anniversary Read more [...]