Posted on 10/29/2021 1:39:26 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Joe Biden appeared to convey what looked to some observers as an awkward story regarding a black Major League Baseball player when he met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday.
News of the story comes as reports noted that the Vatican canceled a live television broadcast of the meeting between the second Catholic president and the pontiff.
“You’re the famous African-American baseball player in America,” Biden says as he leans in to speak to Francis after giving him a presidential challenge coin.
Biden was talking about Satchel Paige, a trailblazing black MLB pitcher who he said could not get into the league until his mid-40s because of his skin color, before making a remark about both their ages.
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? You’re 65. I’m 60,” said the president, noting that Francis is the “most significant warrior for peace I’ve ever met.”
“I know my son would want me to give this to you,” Biden continued, referring to his late son Beau Biden.
“The tradition is, and I’m only kidding about this, but next time I see you, if you don’t have it, you have to buy the drinks,” Biden said, in reference to the coin, depicting Biden’s home state of Delaware as well as a reference to his late son Beau’s military unit, the 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade. He added: “I’m the only Irishman you’ve ever met who’s never had a drink.”
ABC News reported:
The Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Pope Francis, the latest restriction to media coverage of the Holy See that sparked complaints from White House- and Vatican-accredited journalists.
The live broadcast of Biden’s Friday visit was trimmed to cover just the arrival of the president’s motorcade in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the revised plan reflected the “normal procedure” established during the coronavirus pandemic for all visiting heads of state or government.
That protocol also has meant an 18-month ban on any independent media being in the room for the beginning and end of the audience, as would normally be the case for a visiting head of state.
At one point, Biden was asked if the subject of abortion — which he supports — came up during his talks with the pontiff.
“No, it didn’t,” he said. “We just talked about the fact that he was happy that I was a good Catholic and … keep receiving communion.”
In the past, Francis has reiterated the Church’s strong opposition to abortion, calling it “murder.” He has also said, however, that bishops and priests should not be politicians.
“The Vatican has provided live television coverage for the visits of major heads of state for years, including President Donald Trump, and had scheduled such coverage Friday for Biden and for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is also in Rome for a Group of 20 meeting,” ABC News added.
The San Francisco Chronicle noted that the meeting between Biden and Francis lasted about 75 minutes.
“The pair sat across from each other at a desk in the papal library, accompanied by a translator. They then proceeded to an exchange of gifts and a broader meeting including the first lady and top officials. The lengthy session put Biden more than an hour behind schedule,” the paper added.
In a statement, the White House gave a brief recap of the meeting.
“Biden thanked His Holiness for his advocacy for the world’s poor and those suffering from hunger, conflict, and persecution,” the White House said. “He lauded Pope Francis’ leadership in fighting the climate crisis, as well as his advocacy to ensure the pandemic ends for everyone through vaccine sharing and an equitable global economic recovery.”
“The Irish brought whiskey,” Francis laughed in response.
I wish I could do photoshop.
I’d love to have a pic of Archbp. Vigano with a “Let’s Go Brandon” shirt or hat.
You mean Off-the-Earpiece Comment.
Since when is “off his rocker” called “off the cuff”?
Was there any point to the Satchel Paige story? None of it makes any sense. It wasn’t just off the cuff. It seemed much more haphazard than that, more like the word salad variety of things Biden has said.
I wonder if Nancy’s weird sudden visit to pope f was about warning home that we are all pretending to go along with this infirm creep and just make it look normal.
I can’t wait to hear how the media will twist this bit of bizarre behavior.
He’s all the way retarded.
Whacko
“I can’t wait to hear how the media will twist this bit of bizarre behavior”
Simple...they’ll black it out/ignore it. Nothing says they gotta report all the insanity from this lunatic.
Watch the lib news and see if they mention it.
So, Biden thought the Pope used to be a famous baseball player? That the Pope is African-American? That the Pope changed his name to Bergoglio from Satchel Paige? That the Pope is 65 years old instead of 84 and that Biden himself is 60 instead of 78? All insignificant as long as they are both working hard against climate change, are being woke and believe in the “right” secular things.
Maybe that’s their age in debbil years.
Their SOP is to ignore anything they cannot spin.
“You’re the famous African-American baseball player in America. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? You’re 65. I’m 60. You are the most significant warrior for peace I’ve ever met. I know my son would want me to give this to you. The tradition is, and I’m only kidding about this, but next time I see you, if you don’t have it, you have to buy the drinks. I’m the only Irishman you’ve ever met who’s never had a drink.”Are we clear on that?
I didn’t know Biden has a son that died!
/s
So Frank is an Abortion Catholic, just like Joe and Nancy, When Jesus comes back to clean up the door to the Temple, he's going to need a bigger scourge.
As I watched the video of Biden talking to the Pope through an interpreter, I noticed the interpreter was laughing quite a bit as she translated Biden’s story. I kept wondering what the interpreter was really saying to the Pope.
“Next time I see you and you don’t have it you have to buy me a drink!” says the guy who never drinks.
Not well-enough written or funny enough for the Babylon Bee, but weird on its own.
Honest-to-God, this is one of the strangest things I’ve read yet about that idiot.
“Biden was talking about Satchel Paige, a trailblazing black MLB pitcher who he said could not get into the league until his mid-40s because of his skin color..”
Baseball was segregated all of those years thanks to devout Democrats.
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