Argentine President Mauricio Macri gets icy reception from his fellow countryman, Pope Francis.

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5. Prego, Judi!

And, you're right. From all accounts, Pope Francis definitely prefers to give people the benefit of the doubt. It usually takes something deeply offensive to him to make him have such a falling-out with someone. This, for starters:

One million new poor in two months as a result of Macri's measures

Since the right-wing Mauricio Macri administration took office last December 10, there are, according to economic affairs journalist Roberto Navarro, one million new poor in Argentina (a nation of 43 million). Speaking in a C5N cable news interview, Navarro added that, barring a change in policies, the number could swell by another two million by year's end.

According to Navarro, the sudden increase in poverty rates is due to the impact on consumer prices from Macri's sharp devaluation and a series of other measures that only favored the country's more powerful sectors.

A wave of layoffs in both the private and public sector is also adding to poverty rates, as well as resulting in a significant increase in social unrest. Undeterred, Interior Minister Rogelio Frigerio recently asserted that there are "more than 70,000 junk contracts" - referring to the public sector employees which the Macri administration intends to fire - currently under review.

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