# George H.W. Bush Meets Pope

> Former US president George H.W. Bush visited Vatican to deliver message from son to Pope John Paul II.
- Title: George H.W. Bush Meets Pope · Nationalpost | Shortify
- Summary: Former US president George H.W. Bush visited Vatican to deliver message from son to Pope John Paul II. George H.W. Bush traveled to Rome in 2001 to deliver a…
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## George H.W. Bush visits Vatican
On the day Fr. Raymond J. de Souza was ordained a deacon in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, former US president George H.W. Bush arrived to deliver a message from his son President George W. Bush to Pope John Paul II.
## Bush Sr. meets Pope in 2001
In the aftermath of 9/11 25 years ago, former president George H.W. Bush came to the Vatican to meet St. John Paul the Great and me.
## Ordination day
On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi in 2001, Oct. 4, I was ordained a deacon in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
## Bush Sr. and Pope meet
President George W. Bush was preparing for war against al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
## Bush Sr. travels to Rome
But such was Bush Jr.’s esteem for John Paul that he asked Bush Sr. to travel to Rome to brief the Holy Father in person.
## Why Bush Sr. met Pope
Bush 43 wanted John Paul to hear such a sombre and historic message from his own father, Bush 41.
## Key takeaway

George H.W. Bush traveled to Rome in 2001 to deliver a message from his son George W. Bush to Pope John Paul II.