Bono supports the Pope’s program for “inclusiveness” and educates girls

Vatican City (AP) — U2 frontman Bono said “inclusiveness” on Thursday when he met a Roman deity with a student participating in an educational program launched by the Pope in Rome. He praised Pope Francis for promoting it.

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Francis has been promoting the Scholas Occurrentes (Schools of Meeting) program since he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and recently upgraded his position in the church to become a private association of believers.

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Bono, whose real name is Paul David Hughson, praised the Pope for creating this program and focusing on the education of girls.

“Women’s education was a superpower. It’s a superpower in combating extreme poverty,” Bono said.