Posted on 04/09/2026 3:29:38 PM PDT by ebb tide
Pope Leo XIV met with David Axelrod, a former advisor to President Barack Obama, in a private audience on Thursday.
The Vatican confirmed the meeting with Axelrod and his “entourage,” but details about what was discussed have not been made public. Pope Leo was allegedly 30 minutes late to another meeting because his audience with Axelrod overran.
The meeting came in the wake of reports that back in January, the Trump administration demanded the Vatican “take its side” on the world stage because the U.S. military can “do whatever it wants.” It is not immediately clear if the two events are connected. New statements from U.S. officials suggested that details of the report were exaggerated or even fabricated.
News of the Axelrod meeting has raised questions and caused consternation among faithful Catholics. Axelrod, a Democrat who advised President Obama in the White House from 2009 to 2011, is one of the most prominent left-wing strategists in the U.S.
The Obama administration notably strongly promoted abortion, the normalization of homosexuality and gender confusion, and other offenses against fundamental Catholic teaching.
It is being speculated that the Axelrod meeting could have been preparation for Pope Leo to eventually meet Obama himself.
Last month, Christopher Hale, a pro-LGBT Catholic-identifying Democrat who describes himself as a “political operative,” claimed on his “Letters from Leo” Substack that “the Holy See and Obama’s entourage have been in talks about making (a) meeting happen.”
The 44th president stated in a February podcast that he would like to meet Pope Leo: “The person who I have not yet met that I’m looking forward to meeting—and I hope I get an opportunity sometime in the future—is the new pope, who’s from Chicago, and a White Sox fan.”
Pope Leo was born and raised in the Chicago area, while Obama moved to the city in the 1980s to build his political career. Axelrod has been a longtime Chicago resident as well.
This is a developing story…
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Wasn’t Axelrod also a Chicagoan?
Okay, so he and Obama meet.
Possibility of Leo meeting Obama.
He’s working himself up to meet Obama but is so shy and nervous he’s afraid he’ll be tongue tied and blushing. And wonders if Obama will sign his autograph book.
Saint John Paul II meeting with Bob Dylan in 1997. Pope: “Bob Dylan has always been a spiritual man.” Note: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who became the next Pope was against having
him meet with the singer.
Obama is goingto have a beer with Leo, he’s from Chicago like Hussein is.
Obastard likely wants to put a good word in for his Islamofascist friends and get them into America with the help of the church, just like it did with South American illegals.
Leo loves the Umma. Not so good.
Last month, Christopher Hale, a pro-LGBT Catholic-identifying Democrat who describes himself as a “political operative,” claimed on his “Letters from Leo” Substack that “the Holy See and Obama’s entourage have been in talks about making (a) meeting happen.” If that meeting happened I don’t even want to know what occurred.
Seriously. So what?
As we all know, liberals think Barack Obama is perfect in every way. He gets the Nobel Prize for just being Obama, etc.
Maybe Leo will make Obama Deputy Pope.
🤔
Wonder why the FBI opened an investigation of Catholics that support the Latin Mass.
So the a-hole won’t come to America to celebrate the 250th of the greatest nation ever on planet earth; but he will visit a democRAT?
Tell me the Pope isn’t a commie and I will call you a liar!
Maybe plans for the Pont to bless “The One’s” new Temple of Dishonesty and Socialism in Chi-Town.
The pope is still a human that has various desires, including desires in politics: Not as a political actor, but as a citizen who has political preferences.
Why is Leo meeting with losers???
“Why is Leo meeting with losers???”
Pope Leo will be called upon to smile in the direction of the Democrat chosen one during the next election, just like how Francis smiled upon Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Pope Francis, NWO globalist, was installed by Obamas Catholic Spring.
Pope Leo = Pope Francis
‘Faithful Catholics’?
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With’BathHouse Barry’now ?
Doesn’t Obammy hand out
Tapes of His Speeches?
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Real Barn Burners I hear.
Alexrod thinks he's a member of the 'Chosen People,' the Pope thinks he's Christ's vicar on Earth and Obama thinks he's God's appointed political savior of the whole planet.
This ecumenical business is getting out of hand.
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