Vice President Joe Biden, a Catholic, announced to the press in a joking manner that he won’t be running for Pope to replace Pope Benedict XVI.
Weasel Zippers reports:
Vice President Joe Biden hailed Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement announcement, calling him a man of “great integrity.”
But first, Biden joked that he won’t be seeking to replace him.
“I am not running,” Biden said after hosting a gun violence summit here.
“I had a chance to meet with the Holy Father several months ago privately for an hour. And his decision reinforced for me that … this is a man of great integrity and looking out for what he believes is the best interest of our church. I admire him for it. I think it’s been 713 or so years since anyone has ever done that. I think he sets an incredibly high standard.”
Maybe Biden should follow his example and resign for the good of the country.
February 11, 2013 at 9:47 pm
And the Catholic world emits a collective sigh of relief… 🙂
February 11, 2013 at 9:53 pm
"And his decision reinforced for me that … this is a man of great integrity and looking out for what he believes is the best interest of our church."
Translation: "The pope told me he thinks I'm a scandal to the faith and that I should stop supporting the killing of babies in the womb. I told him fat chance, Joey. Who the hell are you?"
February 11, 2013 at 10:25 pm
Amen. He and his president.