Geez...Shrub is meeting with the Pope

[Contrary1]

What new technique can Junior come up with to embarrass us?

"President Bush says he'll "be in listening mode" when he meets Pope Benedict XVI for the first time on Saturday. It's a good thing, because the Pope has a lot to say. Benedict will discuss the Iraq war and the plight of Christians in that unstable, violence-wracked country, as well as "the big ethical and social questions" of the day, said Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's No. 2. This includes praise for Bush's staunch opposition to abortion.

But there's concern about the war, vigorously opposed by the late Pope John Paul II and raised on occasion by Benedict. In his Easter message, Benedict said "nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees.

Putting on his listening ears doesn't mean Bush will be silent, however, during his third papal audience at the Vatican.

The president plans to tout U.S. aid for fighting AIDS and malaria in Africa and spreading democracy around the world.

"I think His Holy Father will be pleased to know that much of our foreign policy is based on the admonition to whom much is given, much is required," Bush said in a pre-trip interview." <--- Especially if oil is involved.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3261559

[tomreedtoon]

1. He will ask "Can ah wear your hat?"

"Them slippers are kinda gay, y'know, but the hat is cool. An' ah wanna ride aroun' in the Popemobile. Can it pop wheelies?"

[Poiuyt]

2. Reminds me of the last time he met with the Pope

[madrchsod]

3. they have a lot in common...

"nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees." what did your your church before the Rwanda Genocide started benny? ya you two have a lot in common..

[DemSoccerMom]

4. What are the chances

Bush knows what the statement he made in the pre-trip interview means? Gee, that doesn't seem planted or anything. :sarcasm: