JD Vance Says It Was a ‘Great Blessing’ to Meet the Pope Before His Death
The fact he was one of the last people to see Pope Francis before he died Monday has made an impact on Vice President JD Vance. Vance spoke with The Washington Post about meeting with Pope Francis briefly Easter…
The fact he was one of the last people to see Pope Francis before he died Monday has made an impact on Vice President JD Vance.
Vance spoke with The Washington Post about meeting with Pope Francis briefly Easter morning. The pope subsequently died Monday. He was 88.
“It’s pretty crazy, actually,” Vance said. “And obviously, when I saw him, I didn’t know that he had less than 24 hours still on this Earth.”
“I think it was a great blessing,” Vance continued.
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Vance, 40, who converted to Catholicism, acknowledged Pope Francis “saw a lot of people” and “affected a lot of lives.”
“And I try to just, you know, remember that I was lucky that I got to shake his hand and tell him that I pray for him every day,” Vance said, “because I did, and I do.”
The vice president said he “didn’t realize how sick he was” when they met at Casa Santa Marta, a building next to Saint Peter’s Basilica where the pope resided.