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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,931 posts) Tue May 5, 2026, 02:28 PM 22 hrs ago

Little Marco expects 'frank' meeting with pope as Captain Von Shitzenpants takes fresh potshots at Leo

VATICAN CITY, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects a "frank" meeting with Pope Leo during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday, the U.S. ambassador said, after President Donald Trump took ‌a fresh pot-shot at the pope for criticising the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

"Nations have disagreements, and I think one ‌of the ways that you work through those is ... through fraternity and authentic dialogue," Brian Burch, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, said on Tuesday.

"I think the Secretary is coming here in that spirit," Burch told journalists. "To have a frank conversation about U.S. policy, to engage in dialogue."

Trump has repeatedly disparaged the first U.S.-born pope in recent weeks, drawing a backlash from Christian leaders across the political spectrum.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rubio-expects-39frank39-meeting-with-pope-as-trump-takes-fresh-potshots-at-leo-133130880.html

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Little Marco expects 'frank' meeting with pope as Captain Von Shitzenpants takes fresh potshots at Leo (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 22 hrs ago OP

"It's a nice church you have here..." spanone 22 hrs ago #1

...shame for you to lose you tax free status. CincyDem 22 hrs ago #2

What does Rubio want from the Pope? Silence? maxsolomon 22 hrs ago #3

What a fucking joke JBTaurus83 22 hrs ago #4

Mainly because there's still a lot of Cuban Catholics haele 21 hrs ago #5

He'll rationalize Trump's irrationality lame54 21 hrs ago #6

All the Pope has to say. Its too easy GusBob 20 hrs ago #7

spanone

(142,006 posts)

1. "It's a nice church you have here..."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:31 PM

22 hrs ago

CincyDem

(7,406 posts)

2. ...shame for you to lose you tax free status.

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:38 PM

22 hrs ago

maxsolomon

(39,043 posts)

3. What does Rubio want from the Pope? Silence?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:47 PM

22 hrs ago

What a waste of time.

Maybe try being SoS and working on ending the fucking clusterfuck war that MFer started on a whim?

JBTaurus83

(1,634 posts)

4. What a fucking joke

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:53 PM

22 hrs ago

I’m surprised the Pope even gives them the time of day. The Catholic Church for better or worse will be around long after the orange pig has gone to ground.

haele

(15,539 posts)

5. Mainly because there's still a lot of Cuban Catholics

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #4)

Tue May 5, 2026, 03:18 PM

21 hrs ago

That aren't Opus Dei (Anti-Dei) or part of the "MadRadTrad" movement.
Rubio hasn't quite stepped over the line when it comes to Church Doctrine, even though he skirts close.
As an Augustine Scholar, the Pope might think he can do a bit to redeem Rubio and maybe some of the US policy. I think he's probably wrong (the Pope isn't a Jesuite and Rubio is not Taunhausser) but hey, he's trying.

lame54

(40,035 posts)

6. He'll rationalize Trump's irrationality

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 04:07 PM

21 hrs ago

GusBob

(8,285 posts)

7. All the Pope has to say. Its too easy

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

20 hrs ago

"Young man, you have to get right with God, I can help you with that"

Turn around and walk out when Marco refuses

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