An emotional Joe Biden was moved to tears
after meeting a priest in Ireland who
gave his son Beau the last rites
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/15/2023 10:15:30 AM
President Joe Biden was moved to tears on Friday during his trip to Ireland after he learned a priest at a Catholic shrine he was visiting had performed the last rites for his son, who died in 2015. The chance meeting with Father Frank O'Grady surprised the president, who later said: "It was incredible to see him. It seemed like a sign," according to the Associated Press. The priest who accompanied Biden on a tour of the Knock Shrine pilgrimage site said the reunion brought the president to tears. "He was crying, it really affected him, and then we said
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Quite a coincidence! Beau only wants to rest in peace.