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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26. Not so long ago, that was a shocking idea.
Within hours of Pope Francis’ death Easter Monday, President Donald Trump told the world that he plans to attend his funeral.
“Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!” the president said on Truth Social.
But not so many popes ago, such an announcement by an American president would have been unthinkable. For most of its history, the U.S. government sent no one to the funeral of the bishop of Rome.
In 1867, after decades of a formal U.S. presence in Rome, Congress voted to cut off funding for a diplomatic delegation to the Holy See, at a time when anti-Catholic sentiment was running high in the United States.
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Within hours of Pope Francis’ death Easter Monday, President Donald Trump told the world that he plans to attend his funeral.
“Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!” the president said on Truth Social.
But not so many popes ago, such an announcement by an American president would have been unthinkable. For most of its history, the U.S. government sent no one to the funeral of the bishop of Rome.
In 1867, after decades of a formal U.S. presence in Rome, Congress voted to cut off funding for a diplomatic delegation to the Holy See, at a time when anti-Catholic sentiment was running high in the United States.
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A (Very Short) History of US Presidents Attending Papal Funerals
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26. Not so long ago, that was a shocking idea.
