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(7,310 posts)blindly accept & believe anyone in his campaign if they did in fact erroneously tell him that he would be meeting with the Pope and was invited by the Pope. Seriously? He has to know how freaking rare that is. What kind of ego would just immediately accept that as a given without verifying it? And I'm even more offended that he went on to say that he had "a lot in common with the Pope"! What, they like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain? What an incredible ego the man has. Bernie has about as much in common with the Pope as Donald Trump has.
If Bernie had responded honestly and made it sound super humble, when asked if he was invited by the Pope, it would have played out so much better for him. He could have downplayed the invite, said it was "just a conference, but he was incredibly humbled to have been invited," and still retained his St. Bernard-hood without having to lie and talk about how much he has in common with our Pope.
The whole thing disgusts me. This is the Pope, our first Jesuit Pope! I dare Bernie to stand in front of his supporters, read aloud a bio of Pope Francis, and conclude with saying, "I have so much in common with the guy!" Such hubris.