Aww, isn't this so sweet. I watched it live and saw how overwhelmed he was to be in the presence of Pope Francis. Lol. That is House Speaker John Boehner. He was so overwhelmed to finally see the Pontiff that he burst into tears during the Pope's visit to Congress yesterday. Boehner, a Catholic who is said to have been asking Pope to visit for the last two decades, wept after shaking hands with the Pope in a private meeting captured on live television. More photos after the cut...


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