♪♫ Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day! ..... I have a wonderful feeling...♫♫

[BigBearJohn]

that NEW YORK is going our way!!!♫♬

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Bernie Sanders in front of St Peter’s Basilica. The Democratic presidential hopeful travelled to Rome to attend a Vatican conference on economic inequality and climate change. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

The Democratic US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders brought his political revolution to the Vatican on Saturday, where he was granted a five-minute audience with Pope Francis.

Sanders, the Vermont senator challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, told reporters he had met the pontiff on Saturday morning and discussed the need to inject morality and justice into the world economy, a view Sanders says he and the pope both share.

“I told him that I was incredibly appreciative of the incredible role that he is playing in this planet in discussing issues about the need for an economy based on morality, not greed,” Sanders said.

The encounter was not Pope Francis’s first brush with the US presidential race. In February, the leader of the Catholic church waded into the contest when he questioned Republican frontrunner Donal Trump’s faith. “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian,” the Pope said, alluding to Trump’s pledge to build a wall between the US and Mexico.

SOURCE: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/16/bernie-sanders-meets-pope-francis-at-the-vatican

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[beam me up scottie]

1. Nice! I hear they're serving crow pie for breakfast at Camp Weathervane.

[Segami]

2. Sure is!

[kgnu_fan]

17. I like that dancing Bernie video.... How to copy it?

[Sky Masterson]

3. Don't worry

The petty will be along shortly to shit on the celebration.
They tend to do that when they have nothing positive to say about their own candidate.

[BigBearJohn]

4. Who cares? Nothing is going to kill my joy today!

This is the beginning of a GREAT movement in the force.
Can you FEEL it?!!!

[Sky Masterson]

5. Its as if millions of Hillary supporters whined really loud

and was suddenly silenced. (Star wars reference)

[BigBearJohn]

6. OMG! GASP!

[beam me up scottie]

7. !

[Punkingal]

25. HA ha ha ha ha ha ha.....

[corkhead]

8. He probably asked to meet with the Pope so it doesn't count or something.

[riderinthestorm]

9. A bitter Hillary supporter earlier tried to start a lie that Bernie ambushed the Pope @ breakfast

Their crazy rage @ this is unbelievable.

SMH

[BigBearJohn]

10. The 5th Dimension put it best!

[kgnu_fan]

18. Let the sunshine in~~~~

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions

[BigBearJohn]

21. Appropriate words just for the occasion. Brings out the kid in me.

[Kip Humphrey]

27. Now BigBear! You know that is only for special occasions, but it is your call... is this it?

[corkhead]

11. I wouldn't know, they are all apparently on "ignore"

thanks for filling me in. I was wondering what the kerfuffle was about.

[IdaBriggs]

12. Will they be serving crow with the humble pie?

So proud of him!

[me b zola]

13. Just being invited to participate in the conference was quite an honor

All I could do that past couple of days with all of the petty posts attempting to demean Bernie's invite was to shake my head. Just ugh at the pettiness of it all.

Then I wake up to the news that Bernie did get to meet Pope Francis~wowza! The ultimate cherry on top! I am so happy for Bernie!

Yes, it is a beautiful day!

[BigBearJohn]

14. I haven't been THIS happy since Bernie first announced he was running for POTUS!!

[longship]

15. Way To go, BBJ!

R&

[BigBearJohn]

16. Thanks!

[redwitch]

19. Your joy is radiating from my computer screen.

My favorite part of the article:

Sanders and his wife, Jane, stayed overnight at the papal residence, in the Domus Santa Marta hotel in the Vatican gardens, on the same floor as the pope, and were spotted at the hotel reception carrying their own bags.

[BigBearJohn]

20. Thanks. I AM feeling joy today. "I can see clearly now, the rain has gone!"

Hello lampost, whatcha knowin'
I come to watch your flowers growin.

Look at the fun in feeling groovy!

OK. I'm going to bed. Been up all night "feeling the BERN"
soooooooooooooo happy.

[pacalo]

22. K&R!

[passiveporcupine]

23. Oh please.

Now we are going to have to go through all this drama again?

No, he did not get a five minute audience with the Pope. He greeted the Pope and they shook hands while the Pope was on his way out the door.

Please can we stop talking about this?

[pdsimdars]

24. Beautiful pictrure, beautiful song. Both very inspiring and happy.

[ucrdem]

26. Now that you mention it he does look a little like Charles Laughton . . .

but I think the song is from the Disney version.

[jmg257]

28. The guy is 74 yrs old and is NON STOP - Amazing!!

Bouncing Bernie!