Pope Francis met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, but what did they discuss?

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who has often said that people should limit their use of cellphones and prioritize personal communication, gave a private audience to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday.

Cook, the CEO of the $2.4 trillion company whose iPhone revolutionized personal communication, was on the pope’s daily audience list. As usual, the Vatican did not disclose what was discussed during the private conversation.

The 85-year-old Pope has a mixed relationship with mobile phones. Last year, he interrupted his general audience when an aide handed him a cell phone and took an urgent call from a senior Vatican official.

He often patiently allows people to take selfies with him.

But he also regularly warned people against becoming slaves to cell phones and other forms of technology.

“Get off your cell phone addiction,” he told young people in 2019. “When you become a slave to your mobile phone, you lose your freedom.”

On other occasions, he said it was sad that people use cellphones at the dinner table or during Mass.

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