Former President Joe Biden appeared in good spirits as he was seen smiling and taking selfies during the funeral of the late Pope Francis over the weekend.
Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City was packed with VIPs last week for the funeral of Pope Francis, who recently passed away after health complications.
An estimated 400,000 people lined the streets of Rome and gathered inside St. Peter’s Square for the funeral.
The funeral marks the culmination of days of mourning.
World leaders and dignitaries from across the globe were among those in attendance.
According to the New York Post, one of those VIPs was the former president and his wife, Jill Biden.
The former president, who claims to be a devout Catholic, seemed to be all smiles as he mingled with the crowd, even stopping to smile for selfies with fans.
Biden, now 82 and looking as frail as ever, was escorted through the crowd to his seats by gripping onto his wife and a priest who seemed to help guide the confused, elderly former president.
The Bidens were reportedly not seated with President Donald Trump, as they are no longer heads of state.
Instead, they were seated toward the back of the foreign dignitaries’ section of the proceeding.
Biden had met with Pope Francis on only a few occasions.
The first time was when Biden was leading the U.S. delegation as vice president during Pope Francis’ inauguration in 2013.
The former president also met the pope when he came to America to address a joint session of Congress.
Biden sat behind the pope during the session, and is only the second Roman Catholic president to serve, with John F. Kennedy being the first.
He seemed to enjoy his time with other mourners before the funeral services began later that morning.
Biden appeared to be laughing and joking as he was spotted taking selfies with other mourners.
Why is Former-Disgraced-President Biden wearing a Blue suit and blue tie at the Pope’s funeral?!?
OH THE DISRESPECT. OH THE WORLD’S GOING TO END!
(That’s what you sound like Democrat NPCs, LOL) pic.twitter.com/vSxgUyhZFG
— Nick Flor 🥋+🇺🇸 (@ProfessorF) April 27, 2025
Biden released a statement on Pope Francis after the funeral.
He praised the late pontiff for his leadership of the Catholic Church for over a decade.
“He was unlike any who came before him,” Biden said.
“Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time, and I am better for having known him.”
Users across social media had plenty to say about Biden’s selfie-taking at the funeral.
Many weren’t happy about it.
“Taking selfies at a funeral. Very respectful, right?” one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote:
“Joey’s having a party, how respectful.”
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