Pope Francis meets Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Vatican

[Michie]

Pope Francis met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Vatican on Monday morning.

Cook heads up a company whose stock market value hit $3 trillion in June. He spoke privately with Pope Francis on Oct. 3, the eve of the feast day of the pope’s namesake, St. Francis of Assisi — known for embracing radical poverty.

The technology executive has been in Italy since Sept. 28. He first traveled to Naples, where he launched the first Apple Developer Academy in Europe and received an honorary degree from the University of Naples Federico II.

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Pope Francis meets Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Vatican

 

[chevyontheriver]

Pope Francis met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Vatican on Monday morning.

Cook heads up a company whose stock market value hit $3 trillion in June. He spoke privately with Pope Francis on Oct. 3, the eve of the feast day of the pope’s namesake, St. Francis of Assisi — known for embracing radical poverty.

The technology executive has been in Italy since Sept. 28. He first traveled to Naples, where he launched the first Apple Developer Academy in Europe and received an honorary degree from the University of Naples Federico II.

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Pope Francis meets Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Vatican

I guess Tim Cook has the money pope Francis thinks he needs. Cardinal Zen had the moral authority pope Francis doesn't even know he needs.

 

[RileyG]

I wonder why the CEO of Apple would care about the Pope or religion? Is it all about power to him?

 

[Markie Boy]

It's probably about power and money to both of them. It's hard to see the news and not see the Vatican as part of a bigger agenda.