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Blinking with tight lips after meeting the Pope
Pope Francis met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Vatican on Monday (June 28). It’s not entirely clear what the couple was discussing, but the meeting comes after American Catholic bishops voted for a statement that could deny President Joe Biden communion in the document against Catholic politicians who defend the right of a woman Support abortion even though they may oppose the practice personally. Blinken met the Pope privately for 40 minutes, but avoided direct questions from journalists. “One of the luxuries of my job is that I don’t do domestic politics and that’s why I just say that it was really a wonderful and memorable moment to have the opportunity to speak to His Holiness and have such a warm and far-reaching conversation . ” A foreign ministry spokesman said Blinken and Pope Francis discussed China, refugees and climate change, among other things. The Vatican and the Biden government agree on the dangers of climate change. A previous point of contention with the White House during the Trump administration. The Pope had criticized Donald Trump’s exit from the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming. He has since welcomed Biden’s return to the deal.
