Pope Leo XIV meets Marco Rubio amid clergy abuse criticism

Doc McDoom, Dinosaur Doctor173

The bar was so, so low AND YET

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)80

Isn't the Chicago Pope a baseball fan?

Inexcusably Athwart61

I'm guessing engraving would push the cost up.

Christopher Hale59

NEW: Marco Rubio asked Pope Leo XIV what he could give a man who had everything. If he had listened to what the first U.S.-born pontiff had said the past two months, the answer was clear: peace. Instead, he brought him a mini crystal football.

Parsingphase52

Literally picked it up at the airport on the way out.

Jason Darr51

I'm not Catholic but I'm positive the Pope has earned enough tickets to get a larger prize.

Auntie Flaw34

Just when you thought Marco Rubio couldn't POSSIBLY debase himself further.

Puppysis Chérry🍒🐶30

Got better gifts for my parents at the Scholastic Book Fair as a kid bro

JackMcgraw 🇨🇦 23

"I got it at an airport kiosk"

the punk puppeteer guy21

“In our country we play a game we call ‘football’” “Yeah, bro, I’m from Chicago”

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mhairi Forrest🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🤟🤟🤟21

“I know you’re famously a baseball fan, but we don’t have any of those lying around in the State Dept tchotchke cupboard.”

Sexy Vytautas Malesh the Pharaoh Wizard21

I'm surprised he remembered to take off the Hudson News price tag.

Diane Kuyoomjian17

So he just pulled something from the swag closet?

Inexcusably Athwart16

Perfect gift for a noted White Sox fan. 🙄

Pot Smoke Phoenix15

I used to giggle when I was a kid at the phrase “he could piss off the Pope” and this clown shoe embarrassment of an Administration took it as a fucking dare

Mr. Tuff - demolition robot14

Doesn't even have a flared base, wtf

biscuitdrives.bsky.social13

It looks like a giant suppository. Geewhiz, what a tacky gift.

camerontalley.bsky.social11

I thought it was going to be like a Waterford Crystal football like they have in the Big XII sports hall of fame. Nope! Just a glass football with no texture.

Wrygrin9

At least Rubio didn't give the Pope ill-fitting shoes.

Matt8

Well, it could have been worse

Philip Morton8

What don’t you see here? JD Vance was 86’d. www.thedailybeast.com/vance-loses-...

𝚁𝚊𝚢𝟶𝚏𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎🇺🇦✊8

How does this administration continue day after day the momentum of failing?

Principles Before Personalities8

Good grief. How insulting that is.

Meghan Leon7

This administration is so pathetic

Calvey7

Kash's bourbon would have been an upgrade.

Cara6

Just be glad it wasn’t Kash bourbon or Mar a Lago crap, I guess

Wayne PRNDL5

that is not a football, that is something Marco had up his butt last weekend

RoLynn4

Did that football still have the price tag on it?

Brainmist4

Kinda suited though. It's transparently useless.

Heresiarch of Uqbar4

He should have spiked it. The Pope doesn't get a lot of good chances to spike a football and strike Marco Rubio blind.

HdLepre4

i think it's a big improvement on America's part, considering the last thing they left the Vatican was a dead Pope

Glaucous3

“Here Pope, I got you some rinkydink shit I found laying around at the last minute that has nothing to do with you.”

[email protected]3

Yankee Swap with His Holiness

Uncle Tifa3

When you forget to personalize your gift selection.

Mina2

Bizarre. Is the football meant as a reference to Pope Leo XIV being an American?

Xenotar2

If I were the Pope, I would have that ball analyzed and then have it stored in a metal box in a secure location far away from him.

bobthegoon5.bsky.social2

@dicknixon.bsky.social Have fun with this.

2% Werewolf Milk2

Ah, yes, a perfect gift for the man who has openly claimed he is a White Sox fan.

SmashedNSinking2

Uh, I heard you like sports? I found this at the airport giftshop.

EricaJones62

Cardinal Dolan having nothing more important to do other than go on Fox News where they only spread lies, propaganda and hatred is also “very unfortunate”. 🫤

cfaz.bsky.social30

Dolan being on Fox news tells you everything you need to know about him

Bob Jenkins19

Dolan was Archbishop of Milwaukee for a while and seemed like a good, reasonable guy. Not sure if it was just a really convincing act or something changed after he moved to New York, but that guy has become a shill for Trump and right-wing hate.

Middlerage18

LOL um worse than that! bsky.app/profile/midd...

bobhudsonvalley.bsky.social16

I don’t give a damn what Dolan’s opinions are about anything, he’s a MAGA supporter and that’s all you need to know.

Julia Is Moisturized, Unbothered, Not Asking for Money11

shit, if he’s lost Dolan to this extent Dolan was one of the biggest Trumpers among the US bishopric

Inthemountains10

wasn't he fired by Pope Leo?

TheSnarkTank9

Cardinal Dolan can suck it.

dmoschberger.bsky.social5

I had hoped once Dolan retired he’d be gone for good, but I’m not surprised he’s on Fox News speed dial.

Robert Gibson3

Unfortunate? ...and now you know why I left Catholicism.

Michigan Man3

Cardinal Dolan is a Trump suck up who lives in a 30000 sq ft mansion on Madison Ave. Fox right on brand.

sfro.bsky.social3

Dolan is a trumper so no surprise.

thejoesmith.bsky.social3

So many words, so little to say.

northplatter.bsky.social3

No offense to my Catholic friends and in-laws, but the Cardinal and a lot of other people need to understand that intentionally saying something antagonistic and/or stupid isn't merely "unfortunate." (I'll pontificate about contemporary misuse of "absolutely" and "incredible" another time.)

Colleen Carroll3

“unfortunate?” What a toady. Also, why is he still here? Didn’t the Vatican retire him?

David McKinney3

Also the arrest of Jesus was unfortunate.

CC Always Blue2

Cardinals can be batshit too with "buddies" like Marco

dave4141.bsky.social2

Dolan only likes his wealthy donors-he loves steak dinners and fine wine! He's bought too or maybe blackmailed…hmm!

Jeffrey Chapman2

Dolan covered up child sex abuse. He is the worst of the worst.

LawrieBhoy 🍀2

Dolan is far from Jebus.

David Stone2

I hate when diplomacy gets in the way of telling like it is. It's not useful.

djdadmouth.bsky.social2

Cardinal Dolan needs to muster the same courage St. Peter and St. Paul did. This guy is a joke.

TheMeanstroke2

Oh no not unfortunate noooooo 🙄

Deb Bakes2

Dolan is a major BS artist. He is a Trumpster who supports Leonard Leo and his antipapist Opus Dei cult. Thankfully the new Pope gave him the boot.

H Conway2

Well, he would. He should have said they were regrettable, and condemned them.

Dingus Ex Machina2

When you’ve lost Cardinal Dolan….

Cactus6

Like he just won it...?

edolis 🇪🇺🇮🇹4

Well, swinging his baseball bat at it must be real fun.

Ath3na_G 🇺🇦 📎3

Not Kash Patel Bourbon then? 🤣

Cantard3

Pope, [with a Chicago accent...who is also a mobster]: You ca'n be givin an American cyrstaaal football to the Pope in Italy, you mook. Here we play football with da hexagonal pattern. Nows yous better make like tree and leaf.

.. see it’s clear so you know there’s no bomb hidden inside.

Linda Meiseles10

The pope and the putz

sietevivi.bsky.social10

This guy knows the score

Rick6

Is this the right room for my exorcism?

Richie Newport6

Holy man meets servant of Satan.

MariaC🇦🇷🇮🇹🇺🇦6

Il Papa e La Caca

Jon Flushing5

His Holiness and his @$$holiness??!!

Suriel5

Pope Leo is trying so very, very hard to smile.

stjohneannabe.bsky.social5

The Pope and the Pretender

John Rodway5

My Boss thinks he’s Jesus. My Boss knows he isn’t.

nativeson13.bsky.social4

The pope looks like he’s praying for the strength not to slap him

OpalEidolon3

I didn’t know the Pope ever had to look for a discount wedding DJ.

Michael M 🏳️‍🌈2

Holy Father and Wholly Douche

Charlie Cousins2

Pope Leo thought he would be discussing peace with an actual US SecState, but discovers it was just a cardboard cutout of a former US senator.

Susannah R2

Body language is interesting. Leo slightly leaning away from the stench of corruption on Rubio.

nojustdan.bsky.social2

It’s cool of the pope to let Rubio stand on a step stool so he could be tall for the photo.

Kathy2

Forgive me father for I have sinned

Marty2

The Pope always resists Satanic forces head on!

nancyspantsbelt.bsky.social2

The Cross and the Capo.

Pete 👎 ABOLISH ICE 👎2

Marco Rubio looking very human

red sky at morning2

#PopeLeo and the #Midterms 😂 Really don't think American Catholics are really all that #Catholic and will vote Republican all day long.

The Sevateem 🏳️‍⚧️2

Did he pick that up at the airport or a nearby gas station?