President Biden Uses A Massive 85-Car Motorcade To Wind Through The Streets Of Rome
* Joe and Jill Biden used a massive 85-car motorcade to wind through the streets of Rome on Friday for their meeting with Pope Francis
* It was needed as Italy's lockdown rules allow only three non-cohabiting people including the driver to be together in a vehicle
* Biden, who is notoriously late, was on time for his meeting with the pope
* The meeting comes after the Vatican abruptly canceled a planned live broadcast of the get-together
* The first lady wore a traditional mantilla veil and a dark suit for the encounter
* Biden, the country's second Catholic president, meets with the pope amid pressure over his pro-choice abortion stance
Joe and Jill Biden used a massive 85-car motorcade to wind through the streets of Rome on Friday for their meeting with Pope Francis.
And the notoriously late president was on time for his sit down with the pontiff.
Biden met with the pope for 75 minutes when he was scheduled to be with him for only an hour.
In 2017, Francis met then-President Donald Trump for 30 minutes and, in 2014, Francis met with then-President Barack Obama for 52 minutes.
The president then joined senior Vatican officials for an expanded bilateral meeting.
But with his time at the Vatican running long, Biden looks to be late for his afternoon meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
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