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speak easy

(12,598 posts)
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:01 AM May 2025

Pope Leo XIV receives an invitation to the White House.

Pope Leo XIV receives White House invitation in meeting with JD Vance

Donald Trump has issued a White House invitation to Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff who as Cardinal Robert Prevost previously criticised Trump’s administration.

The invitation came via a letter from the US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, that was delivered to the pope by the US vice-president, JD Vance, during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday morning.

A video of the start of the meeting shared by the Vatican showed Vance and his wife giving the pontiff a Chicago Bears American football jersey with Leo’s name on it.

“As you can probably imagine, the US people are extremely excited about you,” said Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/pope-leo-xiv-receives-white-house-invitation-meeting-jd-vance

and Krasnov wants to ‘invite’ Putin to the Vatican for ‘Peace Talks’ :vomit:
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Pope Leo XIV receives an invitation to the White House. (Original Post) speak easy May 2025 OP
I hope he tells slobby to pound sand. SheltieLover May 2025 #1
Or (as head of his own State) makes a stop in ElSalvadore first and Volaris May 2025 #19
Excommunicate Vance forthwith ... Tarzanrock May 2025 #2
The Pope is not required to fraternize with Satan RainCaster May 2025 #3
Now, now, that's just insulting .... to Satan. Angleae May 2025 #15
Trump trying to make everything about himself again B.See May 2025 #4
Precisely... mump is Jealous. Cha May 2025 #16
If he does come, I hope he will perform an exorcism of the highest order Deuxcents May 2025 #5
And VANCE expected the pope to open the giant envelop and gush over it, but UTUSN May 2025 #6
Hope he goes, if only to assess the evil for exorcism, voodoo, criticism, etc. Silent Type May 2025 #7
A joint address to Congress where the pope names names. speak easy May 2025 #9
I wish the Pope many, many, many prior engagements blogslug May 2025 #8
For an Exorcism ASAP Bread and Circuses May 2025 #10
Dimwit! Envelopes without money are discarded. usonian May 2025 #11
I'm waiting for that vindictive asshole to announce tariffs ... Tarzanrock May 2025 #12
America is being whipped to pieces by wind and this is the regime's big plays. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #13
O Course! Mump wants a Pope Leo XIV Cha May 2025 #14
I hope the Pope politely acknowledges the invitation Raven123 May 2025 #17
'When you sup with the devil bring a long spoon.' NT. anamnua May 2025 #18
Say no, Pope Leo. (nt) Paladin May 2025 #20

Volaris

(11,742 posts)
19. Or (as head of his own State) makes a stop in ElSalvadore first and
Tue May 20, 2025, 07:48 AM
May 2025

asks for asylum custody of Garcia, (who's at least statistically, culturally Catholic) and then brings him with to the WH 'so trump can be in compliance with his own courts...you're welcome for that, BTW'

I would...

 

Tarzanrock

(1,250 posts)
2. Excommunicate Vance forthwith ...
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:06 AM
May 2025

and send a Papal delegation of excorist priests to perform on exorcism on the evil Turd.

Angleae

(4,812 posts)
15. Now, now, that's just insulting .... to Satan.
Tue May 20, 2025, 02:26 AM
May 2025

Satan is many things. Completely and totally incompetent isn't one of them.

B.See

(8,601 posts)
4. Trump trying to make everything about himself again
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:09 AM
May 2025

Desperate to upstage the Zelinskyy visit with Pope Leo is about as juvenile as you can get.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
6. And VANCE expected the pope to open the giant envelop and gush over it, but
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:16 AM
May 2025

Last edited Tue May 20, 2025, 12:46 AM - Edit history (1)

the pope barely handled it and set it aside on the corner of the desk unopened. Pope should have said, "You don't tell the pope what's first of all."

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speak easy

(12,598 posts)
9. A joint address to Congress where the pope names names.
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:32 AM
May 2025

He’s an American, he knows how it’s done :grin:

blogslug

(39,189 posts)
8. I wish the Pope many, many, many prior engagements
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:27 AM
May 2025

Golly, I just can't find any room on my calendar. I'm just so busy. I'll call you.

usonian

(25,885 posts)
11. Dimwit! Envelopes without money are discarded.
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:40 AM
May 2025

Don't ask me how I know. 😇

Papam, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum. Et spelunca iniquitatis est.

 

Tarzanrock

(1,250 posts)
12. I'm waiting for that vindictive asshole to announce tariffs ...
Tue May 20, 2025, 01:14 AM
May 2025

on the Vatican. 100% tariffs on rosaries; 90% tariffs on candles, church books and incense. 75% tariffs on all church merchandise, etc. until the Pope promises the stinking Turd sainthood.

Cha

(319,580 posts)
14. O Course! Mump wants a Pope Leo XIV
Tue May 20, 2025, 02:25 AM
May 2025

PHOTO OP.. Store up the Catholic Vote.

Fucking Fraud.

I wonder if he'll go.

Raven123

(7,858 posts)
17. I hope the Pope politely acknowledges the invitation
Tue May 20, 2025, 05:35 AM
May 2025

Then sets his own time table and schedule per his own priorities and plans for his pontificate.

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