Pope refuses interview with Pompeo.

[grumpyduck]

From Reuters:

The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis, and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China.

[hlthe2b]

1. Good on you, Pope Francis.

[mobeau69]

2. Pope Francis tells Pompeo to go fuck himself.

[grumpyduck]

6. "Vade te irrumabo."

That's from Yandex Translate - probably close enough.

I can imagine the Pope chanting it and having Pompeo cross himself.

[sandensea]

27. 'Vaffanculo!'

Or as they'd say in his native Argentina: Andá a cagar!

"Go take a shit!"

These two need it:

"Look, Donald - it says here mallow tea is good for that."

[2naSalit]

3. That'll leave a mark...

Pompousman is a raging catholic so I hope it really is a whack on the weenie for him.

[LisaM]

16. These so-called Catholics do not act like Catholics.

I'm glad the Pope is calling this out. Maybe he can shame them into ending their fixation with abortion and focus more on helping the poor.

He's not perfect, but I do like this Pope (and I share a birthday with him!)

[no_hypocrisy]

4. The Pope said "no" even after Newt's wife, Calista (US ambassador to the Vatican),

begged "pretty please".

I'm happy.

[Grins]

21. And Callista is no amateur when it comes to getting on her knees.

Some say...

[bottomofthehill]

23. Please properly characterize her as

His third Wife in good catholic tradition, his then mistress as he was cheating on his second wife while impeaching Bill Clinton over a Blow Job. She was in the Chorus at the National Shrine (Big Catholic Church in DC) and on the House Payroll while working for a gay Member of Congress.

[LuckyLib]

26. How many layers of hypocrisy can one good Catholic woman possess?

[still_one]

5. good for him. It would be nice if he also asked some of his bishops to cease and desist

their political involvement to their congregations and on social media

[KS Toronado]

15. How about if he TOLD his bishops to cease and desist ALL their political involvement ?

[Fla Dem]

24. I agree. So disappointed in the positions priests and bishops

have taken all over one issue, “abortion”. Texas priest said if you voted Democrat you’re not Catholic. His bishop supported him. Happened in CT too. I’ve stopped going to church.

[mdbl]

25. I gladly renounced my catholicism after watching these priests turn into wingnuts for the last 20 yr

and I thought a church involved in or advocating political positions were supposed to lose thier non-profit status and supposed to be paying taxes? Have we learned nothing from other countries run by religious nuts?

[crickets]

7. Wow. Stings a little, doesn't it, Mike? nt

[Klaralven]

8. Do Heads of State meet with Foreign Minsters?

There must be some Cardinal in the Vatican's organization of equal rank with Pompeo.

[sarge43]

13. Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin n/t

[MFGsunny]

9. THAT'S how it's done. Just say "no" to pompeous.a$$ et al cabal. n/t

[gratuitous]

10. Pope Francis gets it

The Pope can tell when he's being used as a political prop, and he declined the dubious honor. Makes you wonder why our sage pundits of the political class can't see it.

[TexasTowelie]

20. Yes, this isn't the first time that The Pope has tried to avoid getting involved in the political

process. Of course it can be difficult when he gets pinned down without an escape route.

[pandr32]

11. Good!

Treat Trump's 'appointees' as the illegitimate sycophants they are.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

12. Pope refuses another money changer entry to the temple.

We know he's looking forward to evicting the Gingrich clan very soon.


KY...........

[McKim]

14. Bless Pope Francis

Bless Pope Francis. You can imagine what he thinks of Newt and Callisto, with their sterling moral records! Good job Pope Francis!!!!!! A slap to all three and richly deserved.

[peggysue2]

17. Gotta love Pope Francis!

He doesn't mess around with fools.

[Traildogbob]

18. Maybe the Pope

Will denounce Auntie Amy as a Catholic and a Supreme Court Judge with any sense of Justice.

[PubliusEnigma]

19. Now you'se can't leave, Mikey!

The door is closed.

You sail with the Trumptanic.

[world wide wally]

22. Good Popie

[LymphocyteLover]

28. Excellent-- fuck that pompous ass Pompeo

[AllaN01Bear]

29. good .

[Act_of_Reparation]

30. If there's one thing Francis does exceedingly well...

...it's vaulting over the lowest fucking bars he can find.

He's not our friend. He's not our ally.