"...very good chance Bernie Sanders WILL meet Pope Francis this evening despite denials..."

[Karmadillo]

No guarantee a meeting will happen, but the possibility will no doubt inspire more preemptive attacks from the Hillbros. EX: I bet even if they do meet, the Pope won't make Sanders a cardinal so the whole trip was a waste etc.

https://twitter.com/bencnn/status/721039802217406464

benwedemanVerified account
?@bencnn
Keep your eyes on the Vatican: very good chance Bernie Sander's WILL meet Pope Francis this evening despite denials a meeting was planned.

[JanetLovesObama]

1. Yup. And Jesus is coming over her to my house for dinner.

I will ask him what HE thinks about Bernie/Hillary..

[trueblue2007]

2. My house too!! We are having corn dogs and french fries!!

[northernsouthern]

5. I am pretty sure Jesus would not come to your house if you are supporting HRC.

He kind of supports Bernie's message for helping the poor and preaches against worshiping wealth. Hillary's message of peace is from Mars Attacks.

[NWCorona]

8. Great movie!

[840high]

27. Bam!

[Karmadillo]

7. Jesus don't like killin' no matter what the reason's for

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http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnprine/yourflagdecalwontgetyouintoheavenanymore.html

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But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.

[SidDithers]

18. "Jesus don't like killin'?"...

You should try reading the Bible some time.

Sid

[pdsimdars]

11. I think He's made that clear enough for those paying attention.

For the others, they look but don't see.

[northernsouthern]

3. Nice.

Francisca Fontes ?@Leonorcita2 17m17 minutes ago
@ErinDeCaprio @bencnn @MikeMadden Yes, exactly, not a personal note to Sanders. It was reported by the Vatican News agency.

Nice catch, would be nice if it were true. I could see the pope doing it in response to how political some people are making it, like when he came out against the southern bigot who shall remain unnamed. I like this part about the note, some may want to get their facts straight.

[msongs]

4. good then bernie can ask why the catholic church is so ant-woman, anti-gay, and covers up crimes by

priests. then his PR stunt might actually have some real value beyond campaign advertising

[Joe the Revelator]

13. Hill Supporters: Nope, we don't need catholics either in the GE

Have fun with your 30% in November.

[TM99]

26. 30%? Fuck

they will be down to 20% if they keep this bullshit up!

[artyteacher]

6. good for him. eom

[Tarc]

9. Sorry kids, but the Pope was already suckered into a photo op for American political gain once

Fool me once... and all that.

[CorkySt.Clair]

23. Kim Davis

I had forgotten about that one.

[catnhatnh]

10. If I were the Pope

and read the postings here by Hillary supporters I would drive to the plane, wash Bernie's feet, then kiss HIS ring and ask him to stop over my papal residence next time he was in Rome so we could drink a couple tall boys...Then jump back in my limousine and giggle my MF'n ass off!

[DesertRat]

16. I know that's what YOU would like to do

But Pope Francis has more important things to do.

[CorkySt.Clair]

24. Like opposing gay marriage

[LuvLoogie]

28. Well the Pope IS the Pope, and he said

"Santa Maria!... Hey Fredo! Quick, get me a plane to Greece!"

[pdsimdars]

12. The main reason I can see this happening is it would bring more attention to the issues

the Pope cares about. One meeting and a world wide free ad.

[DesertRat]

15. Pope Francis doesn't need Sanders' help for a "world wide free ad"

[pdsimdars]

31. Let's see, did YOU know this forum was happening before Bernie was invited?

I bet no one on DU knew it was happening until Bernie got invited and then every knew about it. So, you don't really know what you were saying, just making it up.

[DesertRat]

14. It's 2:00 am in Rome

So I think that ship has sailed. Better luck next time.

[thesquanderer]

17. If he does meet him, it better be for at least 11 minutes, or apparently it doesn't count. (n/t)

[KingFlorez]

20. Like Kim Davis did

[SidDithers]

21. ...

Sid

[Bobbie Jo]

22. heh

[DesertRat]

25. !

[riderinthestorm]

29. You called it Karmadillo! Bernie met privately with Pope Francis this morning

ROME — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders says he met privately with Pope Francis during his overnight trip here, his spokesman said. 

The meeting took place at the papal residence early Saturday, according Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs. 

A Vatican source said the meeting was not a chance encounter and had been planned. 

The Sanders campaign had been vague about the senator's itinerary here following his address Friday to a Vatican conference. Francis left Rome later Saturday for Greece, where he is visiting migrants stuck on the island of Lesbos. The reticence about a Sanders meeting may be an attempt to avoid the perception that Francis is endorsing Sanders or otherwise involving himself in American politics. 

Sanders was invited to address a Vatican seminar on income inequality and economic justice, and took an unusual break from the Democratic primary campaign trail to attend. He had said in a Washington Post interview last week that he admired Francis and hoped to meet him, but that nothing was set. 

Sanders quotes Francis frequently in his address to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, and told reporters afterward that the pope has had enormous influence in airing issues of wealth disparity and climate change. 


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/16/italian-media-sanders-met-privately-with-pope-francis/

[Karmadillo]

30. Thanks for the update!