Pope Francis has died
Francis became pope in 2013. In recent years, the 88-year-old was forced to cancel some events, sometimes at the last minute, because of his health.
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So him not meeting Vance earlier may not have been a snub then ☹️ (he did)
Was he involved in any of the traditional Easter stuff? (He was)
I mean... he did meet Vance. I don't know why there was lies being spread around about that. All you have to do is do a quick little search and you'll get pics from several angles of the pope and Vance chatting.
I will say, though, that the pope looked rough, so it isn't super surprising that he passed shortly after.
That's what I get for getting my news from Lemmy memes.
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That's fair. I have fallen for fake news myself a few times too.
On Saturday April 19th he met with Pietro Parolin. This was framed as a snub. On Sunday 20th he met with Francis.
“I know you have not been feeling great but it’s good to see you in better health,” Mr. Vance told the pope, according to video footage of the visit