So Raping Grampy got a front row Pope seat, and got to wear his blue suit while everyone else wore black.

[Miles Archer]

At least the First Nude refrained from her ridiculous "I must make a statement with my ridiculous costumes" tendencies.

Vatican Caves and Gives Trump Front-Row Seat for Pope’s Funeral

The Vatican abandoned convention and protocol to pander to the vanity of Trump, who was one of the few people at the funeral not to wear black.

[sop]

1. Probably threatened to take away the Catholic Church's tax exempt status in the U.S.

[2naSalit]

2. Wow...

How pathetic.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. They had to provide a front row seat

to avoid the shoving match to get the front row seat.

[sop]

7. Trump really wanted to sit on the Cathedra ("bishop's chair," reserved for high-ranking clergy during the mass).

They should have given him a front row seat inside the Pope's coffin.

[Raven123]

4. Are you sure?

I don’t have access to the article. What is the basis for this claim?

[TheRickles]

8. This article, and photo, isn't behind a paywall.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/nation-world/president-trump-seated-front-row-pope-francis-funeral-blue-suit/507-90526a0d-1256-4682-9aaa-ef37526c8883

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[Raven123]

13. If I get it correctly, there was no caving. This was the arrangement as planned

[Ms. Toad]

22. Correct.

He is seated with other heads of state, alphabetically according to French spelling, after Argentina and Italy. The United States begins with an E in French.

[Haggard Celine]

5. He's not even Catholic!

You'd think the Vatican of all places would make Trump sit a few rows back. I'm not in favor of giving preference to royalty, but the Vatican has been doing that for centuries. But Trump just sees this as a photo-op and he makes the funeral about him, of course.

[Irish_Dem]

6. The protocol is for royal families to be seated in the front rows.

Elected officials behind the royals.

Of course Trump would breach protocol for his ego.

[rurallib]

9. or maybe he is convinced he is royalty

and talked someone into believing that

He is a royal asshole, that is for sure!

[Irish_Dem]

10. Yes he does see himself as royalty.

His narcissism is delusional.

[LymphocyteLover]

16. he's more delusional than any institutionalized mental patient

[Irish_Dem]

18. He is delusional and a psychopath which makes him quite dangerous.

[a kennedy]

12. and May-be this has been discussed already.....I just got up....where was Joe Biden??

[RazorbackExpat]

14. Isn't that Biden in the 4th row

just above Trump?

[Tree Lady]

23. I bet that's why he insisted on front row

to show Biden his power and third row they would have been near each other.

[LastDemocratInSC]

17. 3 rows behind TSF, on the left end of the row.

[LymphocyteLover]

15. Goddamn, why did they give into the devil himself?

[BoRaGard]

19. The Vatican appeased Hitler and the Nazis back in the day

so going Bigly BrownNose on the G.O.P.'s felon-rapist is in character.

[kacekwl]

20. He sticks out like a sore anus.

The guy 2 rows behind him in the turban is shooting daggers at trump.

[Ms. Toad]

21. After Argentina and Italy,They were seated alphabetically

Based on the French alphabet (traditional language of diplomscy). In French, the United States starts with an E.