of the cortege that led him to prompts privately every. about slightly and shook hands. however, it is possible that mr. kennedy later kissed the popes ring in the privacy of the library. library. that was mainstream newspapers. that was being printed in the mainstream press around the country. when all the cameras were out of the room, must have been when kennedy knelt down and kiss the ring. we can't be sure, but it totally could've happened. must of mean it could've happened, right? a lot has been made of the fact now that president joe biden is only the second catholic president, after jfk and, therefore he's just the second catholic president to have an audience with the pope. of course that, is true. but it also simplifies it too much and feels to capture how much the world has changed since kennedy visited the that can six decades ago. and a great many ways, president biden's catholicism is much less of a front political issue than when kennedy was in office. yes, they're definitely so