2007-09-13 11:47:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not true, Billy Graham has met with every president since Kennedy, And then there's Jessie Jackson, TD Jakes, and Robert Shuller, and many more,the Pope is a church leader that is head over the Catholic Church of the entire planet and he would make more news than the smaller Churches.
2007-09-13 12:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't. The pope just gets the most press. The president meets with protestant leaders and with catholic leaders other than the pope.
The one thing that is different is that the pope, in addition to being the head of a religion, is a head of state and gets all the diplomatic hoopla that comes with that. [Vatican City is an independent country with it's own ambassadors and everything.]
The real question is: why does he bother meeting with any of them?
2007-09-13 18:53:09 · answer #2 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
James Dobson, Billy Graham, and countless other Protestant leaders meet with the president on a regular basis.
2007-09-13 18:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by atheist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you forgetting that the religious person who has been most influential on many of the U.S. presidents is Billy Graham? He is certainly not Catholic.
2007-09-13 18:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by The Raven † 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unlike most religious leaders the pope is considered a world leader because he runs a country. Vatican city is it's own country.
2007-09-13 18:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Billy Graham has had more visits with American Presidents.
2007-09-13 20:30:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. I'd have to say that your assertion is definitely NOT true.
If it is, please cite the "visits" made with the U.S. Presidents (dates, etc) by the pope.
Then, compare against the folks like Billy Graham.
2007-09-13 18:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The president is the leader of the protestant church. He cannot visit himself.
2007-09-13 18:53:01 · answer #8 · answered by Really???!!!! 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
What important matters?
2007-09-13 18:52:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
For PR, for support on an issue, and for a photo opportunity.
2007-09-13 18:53:35 · answer #10 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋