Donald Trump announces meeting with Pope Francis in Italy before it is finalized

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

Donald Trump announces meeting with Pope Francis in Italy before it is finalized
White House spokesman said president’s declared visit with pope, who has opposing views on the border wall and climate change, is not confirmed

David Smith in Washington
Thursday 20 April 2017 18.44 ED


Donald Trump has signalled that he expects to meet Pope Francis, with whom he has clashed in the past, when he travels to Italy next month.

The US president will be in Italy late May for a meeting of the G7 industrialised democracies. An audience with the pontiff would bring together two wildly contrasting world views.

“I look very much forward to meeting the pope,” said on Thursday in a joint press conference at the White House with Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni.

Minutes later Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, admitted that the meeting has not yet been confirmed. Trump’s assertion now risks making a non-meeting look like a snub.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/20/donald-trump-pope-francis-meeting-italy

[47of74]

1. I wish Pope Francis would say two words to Agent Fornicate Face

The second one is yourself.

[Plucketeer]

2. Here's hoping his holiness ain't got time to

spare from taking care of the poor to meet with a schmuck!

[L. Coyote]

3. Just another indication of how senile he is getting to be.

And meeting the Pope won't help that one bit. Besides, he won't remember meeting him anyway.

[Judi Lynn]

4. If he does see him, hope Pope Francis will ask him if it's true 34 Patriots didn't show up

to attend the meeting with him at the White House.

[Yonnie3]

5. Boehner quit after meeting the Pope.

Dare I hope?

[kydo]

6. Yeah, and didn't the sexual predator O'Reilly met the Pope then got fired.

Maybe Pope Francis should say, "Okay, But no handshakes. He can bow and kiss my ring. And give him a Papal gift bag with the soap and a rosary. Oh include one of those little prayer cards with my picture."

[Yonnie3]

7. If I was the Pope ...

it's not my ring I would tell him to kiss.

[dobleremolque]

8. Like the golden carriage ride in England,

I wonder if Trump will demand that the Pope let him pass out some of those "little crackers" to folks in the crowd.

[Doreen]

9. I thought he had said some not very nice things about the Pope during his campaign.

I wonder if he will insist on getting a ride in the Pope mobile?

[BHDem53]

10. Then wouldn't it be

the Dope Mobile?

[Doreen]

11. You have an exellent point.

[BHDem53]

12. I doubt

that he would fit in the Fiat.

[Doreen]

13. I just see him trying to squeeze that fat ass of his in.

[elmac]

14. I hope the Pope is prepared for the strong smell of sulfur. nt

[niyad]

15. as much as I am not a fan of pope photo op, I hope he shuts donnie disgusting down big time.

[smirkymonkey]

16. Doesn't Donny's fundie base hate Catholics too?

Most evangelicals don't think Catholics are even Christians.

[Ilsa]

17. I hope the Pope brings The Rite of Exorcism with him.

It's useless on dt, but perhaps the minions can be saved.
And Holy Water. Maybe he can dissolve dt with it.