President Barack Obama is unsure whether he should bow to the Pope and get criticized for apologizing for America, or not bow to the Pope and get criticized for disrespecting the Catholic Church. (Image source: USA Today)
Yesterday, during his visit to Europe, President Barack Obama met for the first time with Pope Francis in an hour-long meeting, which Fox News already called “The Socialist Summit”. Here is the summary of 10 of the things the two world leaders have talked about during their meeting.
1) The president presented the pope with vegetable seeds in a box made from a reclaimed wood from one of oldest American cathedrals, and explained that if it weren’t for budget cuts, he would have offered Vatican full-grown plants in a brand-new pot.
2) The pope thanked the president and presented him with a book he had written, to which Obama responded by promising to immediately appoint a Czar in charge of reading the Pope’s book.
3) Two leaders briefly talked about immigration reform, and Francis revealed that the main reason he became the Pope in Vatican was because he found it impossible to get an American visa.
4) Barack Obama has mentioned that his March Madness bracket is not doing so well (in fact, Fox News already dubbed it a “major policy failure from which Obama can never recover”). The pontiff replied that his March Madness bracket was perfect so far, and he fully expects God to crush his Final Four opponents Baal, Beelzebub, and Lucifer.
5) Obama and Francis have discussed a recent informal online referendum in which Venice voted to secede from Italy, and talked about how to prevent Russia from using this referendum as an excuse to annex Venice.
6) Both leaders shared their concerns about several prominent Republican politicians such as Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee, who seem to be running for both the United States President’s and the Pope’s jobs at the same time.
7) The Pope praised Obama for helping give medical coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, but complained that it took him hours to navigate the healthcare exchange to buy health insurance for the Holy See. However, Pope Francis had objected to Affordable Care Act’s requirement to cover contraception, but added that the cardinals’ girlfriends can probably just get the coverage through their employers.
8) Both men have expressed concern that fewer people than ever are calling themselves Christian, and that even fewer of those calling themselves Christian actually act like one.
9) In the spirit of mutual friendship, Pope Francis happily obliged to Barack Obama’s request to renew his “I am not a Muslim” card.
10) In the end, to lighten the mood, the two men talked about their upcoming vacations, with the Pope excitedly telling how he would spend his vacation in his residence in Northern Italy, and Obama responding that he plans to spend his next vacation being criticized by conservatives for taking too many vacations.
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Amen! Especially to #6!
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It’s probably why they keep losing out on both jobs – just pick one job opportunity and go for it, already!
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#8 is spot on.
Who’s the 4th team in #4?
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God. He’s omnipresent, remember? 🙂
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So he has to play himself? I’d pay good money to see that!
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It’s not impossible – he can play three teams at once: the Son, the Father, and the Holy Spirit.
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My money’s on the Holy Spirit. Invisible, ethereal teams have an overwhelming advantage in both defense and attack.
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If it’s invisible, how can you tell if it’s winning? 🙂
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That’s where seraphs come in handy. They man the Scoreboard
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This mass has ended. You may go in peace. Great list.
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Amen. 🙂
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Reblogged this on The ObamaCrat™.
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Thank you for the reblog!
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My pleasure.
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Did Fox News really call it that!? That’s hysterical. Those guys never quit, do they? They sure know who their base is.
I think The Pope must have picked Dayton. What other explanation can there be?
If Christians were forced to followed the rules as put forth by the Vatican exactly as they are written, the pews would be empty.
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Amen to that.
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Honestly, I don’t know what did the Fox say. I don’t even watch it, or anything at all, for that matter. I just extrapolate from what they do say for maximum truthiness in my posts.
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The scary part is that you’re probably very close to the truth of the matter.
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Pope Rick the First?! God help us!
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But Pope Santorum does have a nice ring to it, don’t you think?
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I hope they spent some time condemning Paul Ryan to hell.
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So that Ryan could make everyone’s suffering in Hell even worse?
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OH dear. I didn’t think of that.
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Well, it’s probably a good thing that I don’t believe in Hell. On the other hand, Paul Ryan IS 100% real.
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Venice. Russia is coming for ya. True story. Poor Obama, I hope he gets enough time off to devise a strategy to contend with criticism of his time off… that sounds strangely like one of those infinite loops or underground particle colliders that might tear apart the universe. I can’t wait. Great one, X – glad to see you in top form, and making my Friday morning enjoyable.
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Russia is thinking about Alaska, too. Actually, they’ve never stopped thinking about it since about 1868. How would you like to have a land border with Russia, Trent?
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If it gets Sarah Palin out… I’m down with it.
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Nothing can get Sarah Palin out. But at least up in Canada, you’re pretty safe from her – she has no reason to visit your communist paradise, especially now that she can afford her own health and no longer has to pretend to be Canadian to get your free socialized healthcare.
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Sarah Palin cannot possibly pretend to be Canadian!
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Well, check this out, then: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/palin-says-she-used-canadian-h.html
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Grrrrrr….. that upsets me a little. Next time, the Mounties’ll be waiting for her.
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Awesome. I think numbers 5 and 8 are my faves. I got some great laughs as always. 🙂
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Thank you – I hope Putin doesn’t read this post and get any ideas.
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Thanks for keeping us informed because i didn’t get any of this from the big new sources.
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I’d say give it a couple weeks for the Malaysian Airlines coverage to fade, and then big news will start looking for other stories.
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While renewing Obama’s “I Am Not a Muslim” card, the Pope was overheard saying, “How’d those Crusades work out for ya?” 😀
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Actually, Rule Number One of “I Am Not a Muslim” club is that you never, ever talk about the Crusades.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Very interesting information about this historic meeting!! Reblogging from List of X …..
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Thank you for the re-blog!
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Always!! It was a great post! 🙂
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This is great. #4 made me laugh but they’re all money, baby!
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Thank you. The anti-inequality crusader Francis was thrilled to hear that money was spread equitally.
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I watched Swingers for the first time this weekend, so NOW I’m getting your reference…
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I’ve never seen Swingers. I’m just naturally hip.
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I wouldn’t call it a must-see movie, but it was all money this and money that. (Plus a young Vince Vaughn and Heather Graham).
By the way, it’s a mid-90’s movie, so it might not actually be hip anymore to say “it’s money, baby”. You should consult with your kids, they’re more of an experts on what’s hip and what’s not.
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OK. Thanks for the groovy advice, daddy-o.
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I appreciate this inside view to their meeting. With CNN reporting nonstop ‘breaking news’ about the plane crash, everything else has fallen to the wayside…
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Yes, it took me three weeks to find an article that wasn’t about MH370 or Ukraine.
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The Socialist Summit – ha. How dare the Pope be so brazen as to take advice from that Jesus guy! And now he and Obama – who wants to help the poor get healthcare coverage – have MET? The world shall surely end in a plague of frogs now.
The part about Obama not knowing whether to bow or not and being screwed either way – spot on.
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After Jesus had said so many mean and hurtful things about the wealthy job creators, why is anyone still listening to him???
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No kidding! And what the crap was that about giving all you own to the poor and following him? What is he some kind of hippie?
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And “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”?? He’s a pinko commie, that’s who he is!
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“even fewer of those calling themselves Christian actually act like one.”
YES! This!
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I am not a Christian, but those Christians-in-the-name-only still drive me crazy.
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Me, too. I can’t stand how the behave in a completely opposite manner of what they preach. It’s retarded.
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Thank you for the Feature, TD, I will be over to Stuphblog shortly!
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Yay! The party’s already started, man.
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It is bizzare that the right in America would even consider the head of the Catholic Church to be anywhere close to socialist. And as many strides as the new boss has made the church has been, and will be, a paradigm that is directed from the top down. Jesus is the OC: Original Conservative. Great list.
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Considering that Jesus was always feeding the poor and healing the sick without asking for payment or income verification, and telling rich people to give away all their money so they could follow him, Jesus was the original socialist. Pope Francis, who seems to be trying to replicate as much of that approach as possible, probably deserves to be called “socialist” just as much.
It’s the Tea Party “starve the moochers!” brand of Christianity that’s not really in alignment with the original Christianity.
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Good point. I was more refering to Jesus’ social policies. I do think this pope is breaking new ground but I wonder how long these changes will last considering the plethera of Catholics being recruited in the 3rd world, especially Africa, and these large pockets of Catholics are very conservative to say the least.
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In Canada we really don’t have anything that comes close to the tea party. It is truly a marvel of evolution going backwards. Every time I see them on telivision or read about them I stare aghast with my jaw dropping to the floor.
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Well, consider yourself lucky, then – for you, they’re just a form of TV entertainment; here, they are actually running things in many states.
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Yikes
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Conservatives are not all exactly alike. To count as one, you just have to pick a section of the Bible and follow it to the letter – so we have snake handlers, speaking in tongues, anti-abortionists, Westboro Baptist Church, et cetera. (That’s just the U.S.). And considering Jesus’ position on wealth, I see no conflict between being a conservative Christian and being against wealth inequality.
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If I ever go off the deep end I think I’ll become a snake handler. If your going to go crazy then go all the way crazy. And the dancing looks fun. I once spent a week in Bethlehem Pennsylvania with a Fire Growth community of uber Catholics. They had crowds of people at every gathering rolling on the floor and speaking in tongues. I thought I landed on another planet.
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#9 and #10 were spot on. The only criticism I did not see is why our President is meeting with the leader of a religious organization. He no longer has the excuse that he is just sucking up to potential voters, but then maybe he is doing it in the hope it will trickle down to Senate and House democrats.
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Frankly, I don’t think Republicans will ever criticize Obama for meeting with too many religious organizations – as long as they are Christian, of course.
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Number 8 killed me… but I will rise from the dead.
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I know you will. And then you can add this post to your list of times you almost died.
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You really are funny
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Thank you, you too. And a lot of other things, too.
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Ha
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He should have offered some marijuana seeds in that little case.
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I don’t know if you heard, but a few days ago German police intercepted a shipment of cocaine addressed to Vatican, now Obama is bringing some unnamed seeds there… Makes you think, doesn’t it?
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I enjoyed this even if I have no ‘clever’ in my pocket to give back.
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Thank you, no clever retorts needed, I’m just glad you enjoyed this 🙂
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Number 8! Number 8! Number 8!
Okay, you get the idea.
I’m so glad you were on TD’s blog today. You’re awesome!
Now, where are those FPd’ posts?
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And imagine how happy I was to be there, Samara!
My FP posts (as well as all my guest posts) are linked on the Beyond the List page.
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Out of the park, as you always do. I have to go with #8 though renewal of the “not a Muslim card” did come very close for me.
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Thank you. But you know, in reality, Pope Francis could declare to the world that Obama is the most devoted and true Christian he ever met, and right-wing blogs will still continue calling Barack a Muslim.
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I know, that is why I like that one so very much.
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I think they should have used this opportunity to to do nothing but good deeds and tend to all the problems of the world, thereby causing all their enemies heads to explode from apoplexy.
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I think Pope Francis and especially Obama can do absolutely anything and it would still explode plenty of heads.
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I’m going to hell for this, but man, I’d pay to see the carnage resulting from them being in a same-sex relationship with each other.
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At least you know you’d be going to hell. Those “kill the moochers” Tea Partiers with exploded brains will be in for a HUGE surprise…
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You never disappoint – Those socialist renegades.
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There’s socialists everywhere! Watch out for those socialist schools and roads!
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and parks!!
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Yes, and parks! This is why they made it legal to carry concealed guns to parks – because of the socialists!
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good point.
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I say it every time: omg I LOVE this post. This one may be my favorite. You are a hilarious genius, and I tweeted that very comment along with this post : ) You rock!
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! (I thank you for every compliment, and you squeezed in at least five of them in this short comment 🙂
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You are super extra welcome!
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Thanks for a great read!
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And thank you for reading!
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Thank you for this hard-hitting journalism. # 8 and 9 – two big thumbs up!
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Thank you, but now I’m wondering, which two of the remaining 8 were the middle fingers? 🙂
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You are my sole source for political commentary.
The only thing I’ve ever heard about the pope/obama visit was from my dear Mother, who I am pretty sure was quoting Fox news and said something about “justice for America.”
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“Justice for America”, yeah, this does sound very Fox-newsy. Though I really have no idea how this socialist Pope would deliver said justice.
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Brainwashing in America: ‘WHY FEW DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY”! (Part 1)
http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/brainwashing-in-america-why-few-dare-call-it-conspiracy
“Food For Thought”
Hello: When Are Americans Going To Wake Up-God Bless America!
Semper Fi!
Jake
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