President Praises Pope

Justin Sink of The Hill reports President Obama lauded Pope Francis on Wednesday, saying he is “hugely impressed” after the Pope’s recent comments on homosexuality and marriage. In an interview with CNBC, Obama said of Francis, “Incredible humility, incredible sense of empathy to the least of these, to the poor. And he’s also somebody who’s, I think first and foremost, thinking about how to embrace people as opposed to push them away.”

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