Pope Frances Rejects Argentine President's '666' Donation

Jun 15, 2016, 05:27 AM

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's attempt to donate over a million dollars to a charity backed by one of his most famous countrymen — Pope Francis — backfired earlier this week, when the Catholic leader rejected the gift apparently because the amount contained the number 666.

The donation from the South American country to the Scholas Occurentes educational foundation totaled 16,666,000 pesos ($1.