White smoke: Boehner's encounter with Pope Francis changed Congress forever

White smoke: Boehner's encounter with Pope Francis changed Congress forever

The late Pope Francis came to Washington, D.C., to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015.

White smoke: Boehner’s encounter with Pope Francis changed Congress forever

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White smoke: Boehner's encounter with Pope Francis changed Congress forever – Democratic Accent

An audience with the pope is a day to remember. But only on Capitol Hill would the day after the pope visited become even more memorable. The late Pope Francis came to Washington, D.C., to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015. He wasn’t the first pontiff to descend on Capitol Hill. But the pope is a head of state, ruling the Vatican City and the Holy See. As such, Francis became the first pope to speak to a Joint Meeting of Con…