Awww ... hidden! :-P (But it was a close one!) [View all]

[NurseJackie]

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Bernie Sanders has confirmed to ABC News that he met with Pope Francis early Saturday morning at the Vatican.

I suppose "met with the Pope" is one way to describe it, but using that phrase is not truly accurate ... especially when one considers what "met with" is commonly understood in politics or business. They're puffing up the "accidental" corridor encounter to make it appear as though it was something more than it truly was.

In my opinion this is simply more theater and deception and mischaracterization that I've now come to expect from the Sanders campaign.

He said the couple met Pope Francis in the foyer of the hotel as he was leaving for Greece. The meeting lasted about five minutes, Sachs said.

I guess Bernie's "Pope-Spotter" walkie-talkie team did their job very well! :-D ("Hey, spotted him! He's in the foyer! Over. You guys need to get down her right NOW before he's gone. Over. Looks like he's headed to the loo. Hurry! Over.&quot

This type of staged and corralled "bumped-into-the-Pontiff" while he was on the way out the door, is HARDLY the same as the formal sit-down "meeting-with-the-pope" that Bernie originally wanted everyone to believe.

Considering all the other exaggerations and half-truths leading up to this moment, I must assume that by "five minutes" it was, in reality, closer to three minutes, but Sachs just rounded UP to the nearest five.

But still, I'm sure it was a very thrilling moment for Bernie. (What the Pope actually thinks about the whole thing remains to be seen I guess.)