WH: Obama to meet Pope Francis in March

The Deacon's Bench ^ | January 21, 2014

[NYer]

Details:

President Obama will meet with Pope Francis on March 27, capping a European trip that will take him to the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy.

“The President looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality,” said a statement from White House press secretary Jay Carney.

During his trip in late March, Obama will participate in a nuclear security summit in the Netherlands and a U.S.-European Union summit in Belgium.

Obama also traveled to Vatican City in 2009 to meet with Pope Benedict XVI.

Carney’s statement in full:

“As part of the United States’ ongoing consultations with our allies and partners in Europe and beyond, President Obama will travel to the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy in March 2014. While in the Netherlands on March 24-25, the President will participate in the Nuclear Security Summit, hosted by the Dutch government, where world leaders will highlight progress made to secure nuclear materials and commit to future steps to prevent nuclear terrorism. He will also hold bilateral events with Dutch officials.

“From the Netherlands, the President will travel to Brussels on March 26 for a U.S.-EU Summit with the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission. This will be President Obama’s first visit to the EU institutions. While in Belgium, the President will also hold bilateral events with Belgian Government officials and with the NATO Secretary General.

“The President will continue on to Vatican City on March 27 to meet with His Holiness, Pope Francis. The President looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality. In Rome, the President will meet with President (Giorgio) Napolitano and Prime Minister (Enrico) Letta.

“Further details will be provided at a later time.”

[all the best]

Birds of a feather. Socialism, communism or whatever. Support this destructive murderous nonsense and you are not prolife.

[livius]

I hope not. I’m very concerned about this meeting. I don’t think Pope Francis really would support Obama, but sometimes it doesn’t appear to me that the Pope thinks about the effect of his words before he opens his mouth. In addition, he seems to have no fondness for the US and I think he may try to show this to gain street creds. Of course, Obama hates the US too, so they may agree in this subject.

Also, the Pope’s only American advisors now are Cardinal O’Malley, who is sort of a mixed bag, and Cardinal Wuerl, who would probably be more eager to kiss the hand of Obama or any Dem than that of the Pope himself.

[skinkinthegrass]

it'll be just another DeathCARE/IRS distraction ('Rat s.o.p.)
anything to change the subject.

[Alex Murphy]

Why fear the Admin Mod? Fear? What in my comment led you to that notion? My original post was from Catholic Herald and pulled because it conflicted with ... "Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints." Really?!! I am familiar with those posting regulations and Catholic Herald is not listed. I freepmailed the Admin Mod for more specifics but ... not surprisingly ... no response.

Sauce for the gander!

[Gamecock]

Agenda:

1. Income redistribution

Meeting adjourned

[Donnafrflorida]

Just before tetra. 4 blood moons.
Watch israel btwn April 2014 and oct 2015
only happened 4x in last 500 yrs.

[onedoug]

That the Pope would sit down with this murderer is unconscionable.

[SevenofNine]

Would be exorcism LOL!

BTW NYER have you troll the UK Wednesday papers YET

Even Mafia bosses think Pope Francis is okay

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/10587973/Pope-Francis-is-great-claim-jailed-Italian-mafia-bosses.html

[Sacajaweau]

if I were pope....I would ask Obama....you really told your daughters they could kill their babies. then I would walk away.

[NYer]

What’s your point?

[Donnafrflorida]

Just the timing was interesting.
look up tetra four blood moons

[Arthur McGowan]

I would begin to take Francis seriously if he announced he would not be meeting Obama because he is a baby-murdering, lawless persecutor of the Catholic Church.

[Arthur McGowan]

http://tinyurl.com/southbendscandal

[Arthur McGowan]

If Francis allows photographers into this meeting with a mass-murderer, it will confirm that he is truly, absolutely clueless.

[Heart-Rest]

10 Things Obama Might Say to Pope Francis

President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis for the first time on March 27 at the Vatican, the White House announced Tuesday. Here's some thoughts on what Obama might say to the pope.

1) Promise, "If you like your Church you can keep your Church."

2) Say thoughtfully, "If I had a son, I think he'd be Pope."

3) Hand Pope Francis a DVD of his speech at Notre Dame and say "you're welcome."

Please continue reading this ridiculousness at The National Catholic Register>>>

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(A couple quick updates...)

11)   I'll reopen that American embassy in the Vatican if you really change the rules of the Catholic Church (so that my lying lackeys in the American mainstream media do not have to just pretend that you changed these rules), and officially declare that:

A.   Abortion is fine.

B.   Homosexual behavior/activities/marriage are all fine.

C.   All athiests and communists (like myself, Biden, Sebelius, Pelosi, Cuomo, etc.) can all get into heaven without changing our evil ways, or doing anything at all.

D.   You will completely remove or cover up all the crucifixes and statues of Jesus and Mary in America, and you will replace all of them with my own personal bobblehead doll likeness.

E.   Dolan will be made the next Pope.

F.   Rev. Jeremiah Wright will be made the next "Preacher to the Papal Household".

G.   You will make all those Catholic posters at "Free Republic" stop posting completely.

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12)   Can I borrow your Papal ferula (rod/staff/crosier) in order to scratch the end of my nose?    It is very itchy from that fly that was just there, and I can't quite reach the end of my nose with just my own arms.

[Heart-Rest]

(I was going to correct my glaring spelling error in that last post from "athiests" to "atheists", but then I remembered that screeching old hyena screeching "What difference does it make?!?!?!?")

[Jeff Chandler]

sometimes it doesn’t appear to me that the Pope thinks about the effect of his words before he opens his mouth.

Ya think?

[RichInOC]

One thing Pope Francis might say to President and Mrs. Obama:

“You two remind me of a couple from my country’s recent history...”

[RichInOC]

...and I don’t mean the Kirchners.