On a saint's day for a St Francis (but not the No 1, he of Assisi) another lesser Francois, he of Hollande, will be in the Vatican today to meet Pope Francois.
Over 100000 French Catholics sent a petition to the Pope asking him to try and rein in the French government's "Catholic bashing" after a series of liberalising moves such as "mariage pour tous", abortion law, possible assisted suicide etc.
The Elysee says there are no "irreconcilable differences" - or was that Mme Trierweiler's lawyer?
It could be a tricky meeting for the President.
Malc wonders: did the President mistake "mariage pour tous" for "mariage a toutes"
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