The Pope Francis Thread

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Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei.



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Santo Subito!

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Title: Pope, Vance have unusual Easter tête-à-tête at the Vatican
Source: Crux
Link: cruxnow DOT com/vatican/2025/04/pope-vance-have-unusual-easter-tete-a-tete-at-the-vatican

The Money-Quotes:

ROME — In a series of unusual events, Pope Francis and United States Vice President JD Vance had a private greeting at the Vatican Easter morning while Mass was being celebrated by a papal aide in St. Peter’s Square.

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According to the Vatican, the parties had “an exchange of opinions” on a variety of issues including the contentious topic of migration, as well as religious freedom, global conflicts, difficult humanitarian situations, and prisoners.

Other issues “of mutual interest were also discussed,” a Vatican statement said, but did not provide details about what these issues were.

Hope was also expressed for “serene collaboration” between the government and the Catholic Church in the U.S., “whose valuable service to the most vulnerable people was acknowledged.”

A statement from Vance said the two sides discussed “their shared religious faith, Catholicism in the United States, the plight of persecuted Christian communities around the world, and President Trump’s commitment to restoring world peace.”

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The drive-by Easter greeting between the pope and Vance came as a surprise, as many had expected a meeting to happen Saturday, when Vance was at the Vatican for meetings with Parolin and Gallagher.

It is highly unusual for the pope to meet heads of state and other top government officials on major religious feasts, let alone during the celebration of a major liturgy.

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The Pope may be gone, but hopefully, some good effect was communicated to JD.

We shall see.

[Del]

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The Pope may be gone, but hopefully, some good effect was communicated to JD.

We shall see.

I cannot think of a single Catholic Democrat who ever listened to admonitions from any pope or bishop.

They still be killing babies, persecuting pregnancy care centers, and sponsoring Pride parades.

And has a single person anywhere named the actual policies that would suit their immigration morality?
If I were JD Vance, I wouldn't know what to do that would please any of you.

As Pres. Trump pointed out in his "State of the Union" address.... It doesn't matter what he does, the Democrats will condemn it.
They have complained themselves to the point of irrelevance.

If anyone has any influence with Democrat Party candidates -- Please beg them to articulate some concrete policy positions, so we can debate them on their merits.
We elected Joe Biden because you said that "Trump was bad" and that Biden promised to be better. We are not falling for that trick again.