Bill O'Reilly Meets Pope Francis in Vatican V.I.P. Line

[trotsky]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/world/europe/bill-oreilly-meets-pope-francis-in-vatican-vip-line.html

ROME — Bill O’Reilly, the powerful Fox News host forced out of his prime-time position on Wednesday amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, spent the morning of his firing briefly meeting Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square during the pontiff’s weekly general audience, shaking hands with a religious leader he once lectured over immigration.

Mr. O’Reilly, on vacation in Italy for the past week, sat in a V.I.P. section and shook hands with Francis.

The encounter came hours before 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, announced that Mr. O’Reilly had been forced out of his position after dozens of advertisers abandoned his highly rated program and the Murdoch family, which owns 21st Century Fox, began to show signs of eroding support. The family had supported Mr. O’Reilly in the past, but a New York Times article this month detailing harassment allegations against him put his standing atop cable television news in jeopardy.

...Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, the archbishop of New York, wrote to the Vatican several months ago requesting tickets for Mr. O’Reilly and his family, according to Joe Zwilling, a spokesman for Cardinal Dolan.

Isn't that nice.

[Jarqui]

1. Who would know better on how to deal with sexual abuse allegations

over a long period of time than Bill O'Reilly and the Catholic Church?

[Lordquinton]

2. Does that old fox publicist still work for the Vatican?

Just wondering.

[trotsky]

3. Of course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Burke_(journalist)

Burke has been credited with helping to create Pope Francis' public persona, using his own experience in public relations.

[Lordquinton]

4. In any other circumstances this would be open and shut

Fox is top at propaganda, especially making people look good for terrible acts.

[rug]

6. That's the Daily Mail. Great source.

Francis was Pope for three years before Burke was hired.

Weren't you calling him Pope Photop before Burke arrived?

[rug]

5. Does anything suggest to you he even knew who he was?