Presidents and popes over the years: Gifts, gaffes, grief
Associated PressWASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis on Friday, he won’t kiss the ring. Some notable moments from meetings past: —President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 meeting with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican was historic: The first Roman Catholic president of the United States was seeing the Roman Catholic pontiff only days after his coronation. The Alaska stop generated lots of excitement, but also scores of T-shirts reading “The Pope Meets the Dope.” —For his last of four meetings with Pope John Paul, President Bill Clinton flew to St. Louis to greet the pontiff as he began a U.S. tour. —At his first audience with John Paul’s successor, Pope Benedict XVI, Bush’s overly casual behavior was noted by many Italians and Vatican watchers. Before 11,000 people on the South Lawn of the White House, Obama praised the pope as a “living example of Jesus’ teachings,” while Francis lauded Obama for his commitment to addressing climate change.
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