Rep. John Boehner invited Pope Francis to speak before the U.S. Congress last year, and the pope’s appearance at the U.S. Capitol today has moved the House Speaker:
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Boehner is known as one not afraid to let the tears flow, and today he was especially moved by the pope’s appearance before Congress:
Boehner moved to tears hearing Lincoln called "the cardinal of Liberty"…gotta admit that was pretty powerful. #PopeInDC #Pope2Congress
— Dot (@dotdjohnson) September 24, 2015
Poor Speaker Boehner. He can't stop crying! #PopeInDC
— Liz Aiello (@Liz_Aiello) September 24, 2015
Pope Francis opens his speech to Congress, with Speaker Boehner crying in the background pic.twitter.com/snP1nGewMI
— IJR (@TheIJR) September 24, 2015
Pope Francis is speaking to Congress. John Boehner already crying after first sentence. #PopeInUSA #PopeFrancis pic.twitter.com/R30U1RP4th
— John B (@JohnUSA) September 24, 2015
Boehner introducing @Pontifex … "It's my Congress & I'll cry if I want to." #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/65CgMDfLCV
— Melissa Egan (@_MelissaEgan) September 24, 2015
If you've attended a Catholic school or raised Catholic, John Boehner moved to tears by the Pope's presence is actually very understandable.
— Erin Edwards (@EriniEdwards) September 24, 2015
Speaker John Boehner moved to tears by Pope Francis' arrival at joint session. It's quite sweet.
— Suzanne Cassidy (@SuzCassidyLNP) September 24, 2015
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