Newsmax falsely claimed that Pope Benedict XVI specifically asked that Biden not attend his funeral. The Vatican announced that Benedict wished for his funeral to be simple and said it only invited two official delegations, from Italy and Germany.
, after she was asked about U.S. representation at the funeral.
"To answer your question, the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, will represent the United States at the funeral of the pope, in line with the wishes of the late pope and the Vatican," she said."This is what — this is what their requests were. This is what their wishes were. And so, that’s what you’re seeing from the U.S."why he wasn’t attending.
Biden has been a controversial figure among some Catholics, particularly over his support on abortion, which the Catholic church opposes. Pope Francis has described it as an"incoherence" and said Biden should talk to his pastor about it in
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