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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Says He Met With Pope Francis [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)he cares in an elevated, ideological way about the wellbeing of people in general, but no one who knows him has described him as "sweet." Lol. Quite the contrary.
As for meeting with the Pope, I'm inclined to accept his account conditionally. As is normal for politicians, he lies when there will be significant benefit to his campaign and this would be significantly beneficial. But, the man could just become President of the United States, and it seems reasonable the Pope might choose to recognize that and not completely ignore his presence at the Vatican.
However, if it took place, it was discreet and they were not photographed together, or at least no photographs have been released. A quiet statement from the Vatican will probably follow on this, as happened before in a similar situation -- remember County Clerk Kim Davis from Kentucky?