Posted on 01/28/2016 6:55:52 PM PST by ebb tide
Leonardo DiCaprio has officially met the Pope.
The actor had a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday morning.
"Leo explained that he wanted to discuss a subject they both have very much at heart: protecting the environment and climate change," a source tells PEOPLE.
DiCaprio, 41, arrived at the Vatican at 11:15 a.m. local time and was accompanied by his father, George DiCaprio, and Milutin Gatsby, global fundraising chair for the actor's namesake charity, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
During the 15-minute meeting, the actor presented the pontiff with a check from his environmental philanthropy for him to use for charity works "close to your heart," reports the Associated Press.
"Your Holiness, thank you for granting me this private audience with you," DiCaprio said in Italian as he kissed the Pope's ring before leaving, according to the Associated Press.
This meeting is the latest stop on the actor's environmental advocacy tour. DiCaprio was recently honored for his philanthropic efforts at the Economic Forum in Davos, where he donated another $15 million to environmental projects.
He also announced new partnerships with different environmental groups that focus on conservation and sustainability around the world.
Can’t say what I’m thinking
Our Holy Father and dope.
If Leanardo was serious about climate change, he would have traveled coach to limit his carbon footprint.
Leonardo attempting to become the poster boy actor for climate change- why? Very likely because He’s being paid big bucks to get involved to do so by the left- He certainly refuses to walk the walk- and expects everyone else to abide by climate change rules while he and ilk are exempt of course-
Bet 10 dollars there’s a massive money trail in this-
Your right. They are freaking geniuses. </s>
You could be right. But I think that liberalism is exactly the same as the worship of the pagan god Molock.
The three pillars were child sacrifice, sexual immorality and the worship of nature.
So for libs abortion, environmentalism and gay rights are a religion.
“the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation”
unpretentious there
The Pope asked him how the bear was doing.
I wonder if he went to confession first - probably not, because I’m sure he would have been in there for a looooooong time!
LGBT supporters all over the world are celebrating all over the world as they have reached one step closer to achieving equality. The United States Supreme court came out with a verdict that legalized same sex marriage with a vote of 5-4. Various supporters are expressing their joys in various ways. Our very own beloved actor Leonardo DiCaprio also joined in this celebration by updating his Facebook and Twitter profile photo. The actor added a rainbow colour filter to his image showing his full support towards the community.
Heh heh, I imagine Francis would probably be like “Father Rivera” from the old George Carlin routine....
And all the Irish guys that were heavily into puberty... would go to confession to Father Rivera. ‘Cause he didn’t seem to understand the sins, y’know...or at least he didn’t take them personally, you know. It wasn’t an affront to him. There was no big theological harangue; he didn’t chew you out. He was known as a “light penance”. In and out, three “Hail, Mary’s”, you’re back on the street with Father Rivera, man. You could see the line move; that’s how fast he was working. But he wasn’t ready for the way Irish boys were confessing at that time and that place...
“Uh, bless me, Father, for I have sinned...Uh, I touched myself in an impure manner. I was impure, impurity and impureness. Thought, word indeed. Body, touch, impure, sex, dirty. Impure legs, impureness. Touch, impure dirty body, sex, rub and covet; heavy on the covet, Father, uh..”
“That’s OK, man! Tres Ave Marias!”...You’d be home in five minutes, you know?
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I’m amazed they didn’t invite Glen Beck...
Does GlenN Beck believe in climate change?
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