John Oliver opening up about the death of Pope Francis and connecting it to J.D. Vance. Francis died Monday at age 88 after a stroke put him into a coma and led to heart failure. He also had suffered from chronic lung disease and recently had been hospitalized for 38 days due to respiratory issues that led to double pneumonia. On his HBO series, Oliver noted that Francis died "just a day after meeting with [Vice President] J.D. Vance."
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00:00Pope Francis dying just a day after meeting with J.D. Vance.
00:05John Oliver is opening up about the death of Pope Francis and connecting it to J.D. Vance.
00:11Francis died Monday at age 88 after a stroke put him into a coma and led to heart failure.
00:17He also had suffered from chronic lung disease and recently had been hospitalized for 38 days
00:22due to respiratory issues that led to double pneumonia.
00:25On his HBO series, Oliver noted that Francis died just a day after meeting with Vice President J.D. Vance.
00:32Which, honestly, relatable.
00:35Oliver then addressed the mounting speculation about who Francis' successor will be.
00:40Potential candidates include Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, and Cardinal Pier Battista Pizzaballa.
00:47His name in Italian literally means pizza dance.
00:50I don't know, that sounds almost offensively Italian, but do keep in mind every last name in Italy means pizza dance.
00:57He went on to say,
00:58Now, would electing a Pope pizza dance instantly repair the reputation of the Catholic Church?
01:02Obviously, the answer is we won't know until we try.
01:05So, J.D. Vance, you say the f*** away from Cardinal Pizza Dance.
01:09You don't meet him, you don't go near him, you don't even think about him.
01:12Francis was Pope for 12 years.
01:14He made his last public appearance the day before he died, Easter Sunday, when he blessed thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
01:22He met with Vance just before that appearance.
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