- Updated November 23, 2019 The Financial Times reported that the pro-abortion leftist Peronist party factions by the engineering of Francis were reunited and won the elections due to his meddling in Argentine politics: "Francis encouraged Alberto's reconciliation with Cristina [Fernandez de Kirchner], said a close adviser of [the next Argentine president] Alberto Fernandez." (Financial Times, "Argentina's opposition reunited with Pope's blessing," August 17, 2019) It appears that Francis is helping to bring abortion to Argentina: "Fernandez, a leftist Peronist, pledged last week he would move to legalize abortion." (France24.com, "Argentina's leftist president-elect reignites abortion debate, November 23, 2019) Moreover, the pro-abortion Fernandez appears to be following Francis's lead in being friendly to the Venezuelan Socialist dictatorship. Francis who has never condemned the dictator and has continued to be fri...