Vance claims to be Catholic, probably fishing for approval from the Pope to justify some warped ideals he spouts to the American people. Typical diplomatic shite.
this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2025
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In the US there's a strain of Catholicism that is far-right and hyperpolitical, they hate the Pope and love Trump. Vance is a fairly recent convert who got into it thanks to Thiel.
He's out doing what I am sure he thinks of as diplomatic meetings. The pope might be the leader of a criminal organisation, but he is generally thought of as a legitimate world leader. JD spoke with the Italian PM while he was there as well, and I think he has moved on to India now where he will meet with various politicians and attend cultural events.
VPs do this kind of thing all the time, it just seems weird because no one can take him seriously.
Well, the Pope died just a few hours later, I think you have your answer.
Pope died of cringe like the Queen did after meeting ~~May~~ Truss (how could forget the lettuce)?
Edit: punctuation fix