[RealJustme]

The Vatican issued a statement after the meeting saying the president’s discussions with the Pope and two other top Vatican officials focused “on questions of particular relevance for the [Catholic] Church in [the United States], such as the exercise of the rights to religious freedom, life and conscientious objection” — issues that have fueled divisions between Mr. Obama and the church.

Mr. Obama deflected a reporter’s question about the extent of his discussion with the pope on the contraceptive mandate and denied the discussions on conscientious objection by saying that Francis “actually did not touch in detail” on the subject.

Besides calling the Pope a liar, he refers to the Pope to the media as Francis. This was clearly a way for Obama to send a message to his liberal followers that he wasn't impressed with the Pope's position and he was the superior person at the meeting.