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.
Now there’s a couple of experts I would take scientific advice from.
This reads like a joke..
“Two assholes walk into a bar...”
“How can we enslave the little people even more...”
I am sure the two of these members of Mensa had plenty of time to talk about the plight of Christians in ISIS controlled territories who are being crucified. s/
I am sure the two of these members of Mensa had plenty of time to talk about the plight of Christians in ISIS controlled territories who are being crucified. s/
“Leonardo DiCaprio meets Pope Francis to talk about climate change”
What else in common could these two possibly talk about, anyway?
So this is what it comes down to, then ... actors and priests will change the weather.
Go ahead, give it a shot.
All the funds DiCaprio donated to those environmental projects will be spent on booze and drugs by the various goofballs running the projects.
Both straight out of a science fiction movie
Hollyweirdo meets Charlatan
What could be more absurd. An actor meeting the pope about climate change. If only Kate Middleton could have been there it would have been even better.
Nothing about murdered Christions.?
Meeting with Micky Mouse would be more productive than meeting with Frankie the idiot pope.
I feel much safer now.
“how can we insulate ourselves even more?”
Now the pope can say he sat face to face with a deity. (Hope the bear had fun.)
After his latest movie, they can both go poop in the woods.
Leonardo’s ego is massive. How big was his “carbon footprint” to get there?
I’m guessing Jesus didn’t come up in the conversation.
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