His “microphone drop” in the last scene during JD Vance visit after Pope Francis' death
Pope Francis was regarded as the most advanced leader of the Catholic Church ever before on Easter Monday.
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The Vatican reported that he “died from a stroke that left him unconscious and caused heart failure”.
He is a pioneer of LGBTQIA+ rights, immigration and war-affected people, and has spoken on the phone every night since October 2023 by Catholics in Gaza. He also lived a simple and humble life, making headlines in 2013 as he brought his document company to the plane (GASP!).
On Easter Sunday, the Vatican held a meeting with Vice President JD Vance, but Pope Francis reportedly did not attend. Instead, the vice president met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, and his diplomatic Archbishop Paul Gallagher.
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The Catholic convert Is Vans also attended the Easter Mass in the Vatican.
Vance later met the Pope briefly and exchanged Easter blessings. “I know you're uncomfortable, but I'm glad to see you,” Vance said in a clip released by the Associated Press. Pope Francis can be seen in a wheelchair.
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The Vatican vice president is at a tense crossroads in the Trump administration's relationship with the Pope. Back in February, Pope Francis publicly criticized Trump's immigration policies and mass deportation efforts. Vance's meeting with Catholic leaders included “exchange on the international situation, especially on countries affected by the war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with a special focus on immigration, refugees and prisoners”.
“Ultimately, hope was expressed for the peaceful cooperation between the United States and the Catholic Church, whose valuable service to the most vulnerable people was recognized,” the statement continued.
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In addition to his stance on immigration, the pope also criticized the Trump administration's cuts in international aid.
Daily Beast calls Vance's meeting with the Catholic leader “a speech about sympathy” and says the Pope's “last scene is to teach JD Vance about immigration.” Later, Pope Francis held his last public appearance, an Easter address.
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He once again advocated immigration, saying, “Sometimes the contempt of vulnerability, marginalization and immigration! On this day, I hope that all of us want to regain trust in others, including those who are different from ourselves, or from distant lands, or from distant lands, bringing unfamiliar customs, lifestyles, life and ideas.”
A tweet before the Pope's death quoted the popularity of the Daily Beast article, which received more than 200,000 likes and nearly 9 million views. The poster reads: “Pope Francis W.”
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Thereafter, the wording of the article changed a few times, saying that Pope Francis “did not attend” the meeting, rather than “skip.”
People are scattered throughout this epic Pope microphone. The man wrote: “We cannot rule out that God has kept Francis alive so that he can do it.”
Some jokes.
Then, after the Pope's death, it was pointed out how long Vance died after his visit. X user @antitrumpcanada wrote: “So he survived the double pneumonia but was unable to survive the stench of divine authoritarianism.
One person posted a screenshot of Vance's visit in The New York Times and called Francis “a good man and a true Catholic.”
Of course, many people joke that Vance's visit killed Francis. This person said that this “may have exhausted the pope's will to live.”
Most people just think it's part of Frances. “So you tell me that Pope Francis did his best to give the ISIS, lied to JD Vance, prayed for Gaza, and died on the day Jesus resurrected.”
Many are taking this opportunity to recognize all of Francis' representatives.
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