Obama seemed extremely humble and shy in the presence of the Pontiff. The Pontiff smiled as usual and treated everyone as if they were more important that he. In other words, "Francis was being Francis." Both then talked for almost an hour in private.
With Obama's approval ratings in the tank worldwide and his exclusion from the list of the world's top leaders, this meeting with the world's number 1 leader will be a boost of sorts.
Source:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/03/27/295151831/im-a-great-admirer-obama-tells-pope-francis
http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/03/26/obama-pope-francis-poll-saint-leo-university-polling-institute/6915419/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/27/obama-hoping-to-find-common-ground-in-meeting-with-pope-francis/?intcmp=latestnews
http://time.com/39916/barack-obama-pope-francis-vatican-meeting/
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-looking-kindred-spirit-pope-francis-060245020--politics.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/03/26/president-barack-obama-to-meet-pope-francis-at-the-vatican
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/26/politics/obama-pope-meeting-politics/
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