be trusted once more. biden went full mea culpa with the leader of france, admitting to president macron the u.s. was clumsy, to use his word, in the handling of a submarine deal with australia that did deprive france of billions in defense contracts. but that was not the moment of the day. the united states president had a moment with the pope that may have been a first. the two most powerful catholics in the world met for 90 minutes, that's long when it comes to a papal meeting. francis met with former president trump, for example, for less than half that. now, the pontiff did biden a solid, said he was a good catholic and should keep receiving communion. a papal response to the conservative cranks, the bishops in the u.s. who criticize biden for his support for reproductive rights. the president returned the favor to the pope with something i've never heard of with a pope before.