Francis, in one of the first official acts of his Papacy, facilitated Holy Communion being given to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelozi.
I believe he knew those two were there, and that he should have been more attentive in preventing them, through his aides, from approaching the rail.
It left a sour taste in my mouth to realize that this golden opportunity to checkmate these miscreants, right from the beginning, was missed.
Facilitated is rather strong, and given Rome’s own challenges and the complexities of the ceremony, I doubt that he went out after his election and asked for a list of who the U.S. was sending. The most notable thing was telling the Bishops of Argentina to stay home and to give the money saved to the poor.