Is President Obama excited with Today’s meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican? I’m beggining to believe that Obama is really sincere with his meeting with the Pope. Usually, some prick President and Diplomatt just do the courtesy or meeting bit just to show the world their good side and soft side, but it seems for Obama, the meeting is special. His mouthpieces even said that the President is looking forward in meeting the Pope. According to the news:

Barack Obama‘s meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday carries more weight than normal for the new US president, the White House said. “He recognises that this is much more than your typical state visit,” Obama aide Denis McDonough said. Obama, a committed Christian, will have his first audience with the pope since becoming president shortly after the end of a three-day Group of Eight summit in the Italian town of L’Aquila. He will be accompanied by his wife Michelle. “In many ways the visit is not unlike visits with other heads of state,” said McDonough, a deputy National Security Advisor. “That is to say that there are issues on which they’ll agree, issues on which they’ll disagree, and issues on which they’ll agree to continue to work on going forward.” After taking office in January, Obama ended his predecessor George W. Bush‘s restrictions on government funding for embryonic stem cell research and for family planning groups that carry out or facilitate abortions overseas. “The fact however is that, given the influence of the Catholic Church globally as well as in the United States, and frankly given the influence of the Catholic Church and Church social teaching on the President himself, he recognises that this is much more than your typical state visit,” said McDonough. “I do believe that it’s fair to say that the President very much looks forward to this visit. “Since a very good conversation he had with the Holy Father as President-elect, I believe it was in early December, the President has been looking for an opportunity to visit the Holy See and to meet in person with the Holy Father.”

I pray that President Obama, upon meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. would be enlightened that Abortion and Family Planning is not the solution to the Problem. The Two super leaders would meet this afternoon at 4pm (Vatican Time).