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Home Front: Politix
Brandon disinvited to funeral of Pope Benedict
2023-01-06
[Republic Brief] Pope Benedict XVI died on New Year’s Eve at the age of ninety-five, impacting the worldwide Catholic Church and its more than 1.3 billion members.

"HIS HOLINESS’ WISHES: Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral," media reports show, in a blistering story that is going viral on Wednesday and Thursday, humiliating Democrat Joe Biden for love of and promotion of aborting for 5 decades from DC, while calling himself a faithful Catholic believer.
Just like Pelosi
The pope is a world leader and dignitary, also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome, head of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has also served as the head of state or sovereign of the Papal States and later the Vatican City State since the eighth century.

So it is odd for the sitting US President not to pay his respects, especially if that POTUS calls himself a faithful Catholic.

And suspicion arises when a Catholic sitting POTUS is not invited to a world event, a funeral for a Pope, as in the case of Biden being snubbed on a world stage.

Benedict made the request prior to his death.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Odd that I haven't seen anything about this on the mainstream media.

As Yogi said, you can observe a lot by seeing what's not there.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-01-06 18:13  

#8  Reuters and snopes have gotten into the act, pointing out that Biden said (plausibly) that his attendance would demand a gigantic presence.

It sounds like a nice face-saving request. From what little I know of Benedict, it sounds more in character than a flat "stay away."
Posted by: James   2023-01-06 14:57  

#7  Wow, wow, and wow.

Odd that I haven't seen anything about this on the mainstream media. Or maybe not so odd.
Posted by: Tom   2023-01-06 14:10  

#6  The real proof of the pudding will be if the current pope is not invited to his own funeral.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-01-06 12:31  

#5  You foul your pants once at the Vatican and you get left off all the primo ticket lists. He could probably still go. He should check Stub Hub.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-01-06 12:29  

#4  Yes Sergeant Major, I got the text. No worries.

Posted by: Besoeker   2023-01-06 08:42  

#3  I still shudder when I think that Biden showered with his daughter.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-01-06 08:25  

#2  Nancy "hide the hammer" Pelosi right up there with Joe.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-01-06 08:24  

#1  a faithful Catholic believer

...would understand that there is a hereafter and adjust their behavior accordingly.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-01-06 06:53  

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