The Pope, "knows everything".

[Barack_America]

..."As far as I know, there will be no meeting with Sanders," the Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters at the Vatican, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.

The conference organizer, however, does not rule out a meeting between the two even if none is planned now. "The pope is a very surprising man. He likes surprises," said Monsignor Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Asked in an interview whether Francis had been aware of the invitation to Sanders ahead of time, Sánchez Sorondo replied playfully: "He is not an absent-minded pope. He knows everything."...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/14/no-plans-for-pope-francis-to-meet-with-sanders-vatican-says/

[CentralMass]

1. Well. If you read between the lines...

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[msongs]

2. knowing everything is no good when you wont tell the police who the bad guys are nt

[Barack_America]

5. Well, thanks for the kick anyways.

I truly do not understand your post.

[CentralCoaster]

12. Translation: Bernie is a poopy-pants and his momma looks funny.

It's the universal translation, fits most every reply from certain members in positive Sanders threads.

[passiveporcupine]

16. Snort!

[840high]

6. huh?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

3. The Pope sees what the world needs now... Not Incremental Change! We need bold and visionary leaders

[Barack_America]

4. This just confirms exactly what I suspected about the invitation.

It simply does not get issued without the Pope's blessing.

The Vatican response to #vaticangate has been interesting.

1. Sanders is accused of soliciting an invitation --> immediately smacked down and an invitation produced

2. It is claimed that Sanders won't be speaking --> the Vatican releases an updated agenda

Every time the Clinton smear campaign tried to get the Vatican to push Sanders away, they pull him closer.

This doesn't happen without the Pope's approval.

[840high]

7. .+1

[JimDandy]

14. +2

[CentralMass]

8. Interesting politics with this Margaret Archer making the statement

that she did.

[Barack_America]

9. And so publicly being smacked down by a colleague.

[revbones]

10. And then nothing more from her at all... nt

[Barack_America]

11. Mmm hmm. Against a colleague you may fight...

...but against your boss, you shut your mouth.

She shut her mouth.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

13. She'll be ministering to the sick and needy in Vladivostok or Barrow, Alaska in a few months.

[CoffeeCat]

15. Also, the press statement/press release

that was issued about the conference, was issued by the Vatican. There was a .va address on that press release that was disseminated worldwide. Also, in the first paragraph of that press release, some of the attendees names were listed. Not only was Bernie's name one of the few that was spotlighted in this official Vatican press release--Bernie's name was mentioned first.

It has been clear to me all along that the this was a legitimate invitation that was happily made.

The awful woman who came out publicly, after Bernie announced his trip, has been outed as a liar and publicly admonished.

Hillary supporters have been like rabid, junkyard dogs--working day and night to disparage and mock Bernie and lie--in an attempt to blunt any positive PR that Bernie would have gained. It has been pathetic. They have been reduced to bullies who go around popping balloons, just to be mean. The crap article that came from the Daily News Bin was the worst bit of writing--lies on top of lies--that I've ever seen. I've never seen anything like the hate and vitriol unleashed on Sanders supporters for being excited about Bernie's trip to Vatican City.

So...I look forward to see what this trip brings.

Literally, every talking point the Clinton camp has brought forth regarding this trip, has been disproved. After this weekend, they'll all be disproved, I'm sure. And the takeaway is that they wasted so much of our time, disseminating bullshit--because they really didn't have all of the facts and they were just hell bent on stealing a bit of thunder from the Bernie Sander's supporters who were genuinely excited about this trip.

I find that...incredibly unfortunate and sad.

[passiveporcupine]

17. The Pope probably reads DU

and is vexed at all the negativity here from the Hill camp.

So if he does meet with Sanders, it will be to piss off everyone here who sneered.

[Buns_of_Fire]

18. He may occasionally post here, too.

But he's a little ticked off at being banned from the Hillary group. I've been sworn to secrecy, so I can't say more than that.

[passiveporcupine]

19. I'm going to have to watch for his posts.

[Kentonio]

20. Well played.

[bobbobbins01]

21. Anyone know what time Eastern the conference starts?

And is there a live feed of it somewhere?