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JD Vance recently embarked on a three-day trip to Italy for Holy Week<\/h2>\n

JD Vance has found himself in hot water following his recent trip to Italy which saw him visit the late Pope Francis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vice president of the\u00a0United States<\/a>\u00a0jetted to the European country last week and met with a series of notable figures – one of those being Pope Francis, who\u00a0Vance<\/a>\u00a0met with\u00a0just hours before the his passing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis, who acted at the head of the Catholic Church for over a decade, died on Easter Monday (April 21) and will be\u00a0laid to rest this Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vance, who was baptized in 2019, paid his respects to Pope Francis on\u00a0social media<\/a>\u00a0following his death.<\/p>\n

“I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis,” he wrote. “My heart goes out to the millions of\u00a0Christians<\/a>\u00a0all over the world who loved him.”<\/p>\n

Vance’s tribute continued: “I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill. But I\u2019ll always remember him for the below homily he gave in the very early days of COVID.<\/p>\n

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JD Vance met with Pope Francis the day before his passing (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“It was really quite beautiful. May God rest his soul.”<\/p>\n

While the controversial politician’s visit to Vatican City seemingly went well, he’s since caused controversy after a photo of him in the Sistine Chapel was shared online.<\/p>\n

Someone gushed online of the photograph in question: “An epic shot of Vice President JD Vance and his son inside the Sistine Chapel. What an incredible way to spend Easter weekend.”<\/p>\n

However, others were quick to point out that photography in the historic chapel is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n

Someone fumed on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>: “For anyone who still says JD is a ‘good guy,’ um…wut? Taking this pic is basically like giving God the finger. It’s prohibited to preserve the amazing art and sanctity of the space.”<\/p>\n

“I’m not Catholic, and even I know this. You’d think the #VP would, too,” they added.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/x.com\/susanlovespups\/status\/1914328358051102763<\/p>\n

“You do NOT take pictures in the sistine chapel. No respect,” said another.<\/p>\n

A third weighed in: “To take photos in the Sistine Chapel is strictly forbidden! Every true Catholic knows this.<\/p>\n

“This pictures shows what\u2019s wrong: Rules are only to be followed by others but not the American government – utterly despicable!”<\/p>\n

And their comments are right.<\/p>\n

The Sistine Chapel’s official website\u00a0states<\/a>: “Taking pictures and filming videos in the Sistine Chapel is strictly prohibited. It is allowed to take pictures without flash inside the Vatican Museums.”<\/p>\n

Vance isn’t alone in facing backlash for such photos; the likes of Russel Crowe and\u00a0Jason Momoa<\/a>\u00a0have also been called out for taking snaps in the centuries-old chapel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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