Here are the photos King Charles was desperate to have: the head of the Church of England shaking hands with the pope. Pope Bob (Leo) gave Charles his big photo-op today. Not only did they do a photocall and handshake, it was apparently important to Charles that they were seen praying together. For some reason, I thought this part of the photo-op would be in St. Peter’s Basilica, and there would be more flummery and pomp (Charles loves pomp). Instead, it looks like the joint-prayer was conducted in just a regular room. Pope Bob was like “take it or leave it, you divorced adulterer.”

Nearly five centuries after King Henry VIII of England broke with the Catholic Church so he could divorce and marry again (and again and again), another divorced and remarried English king prayed with the pop

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