Claim: A Philippine website ran an article claiming Pope Francis used a recent Vatican conference on drug addiction to bless governments, especially the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, so they could fight "traffickers of death". Transcripts, videos and media reports of the pope's official speech at the event show he did not bless the Duterte government.
Fact-check: No, Pope Francis did not bless Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's administration
Verdict: no, pope francis did not bless philippine president rodrigo duterte's administration
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09