John Boehner 'moved to tears' by Pope Francis' speech to Congress [photos, video]

Rep. John Boehner invited Pope Francis to speak before the U.S. Congress last year, and the pope’s appearance at the U.S. Capitol today has moved the House Speaker:

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Boehner is known as one not afraid to let the tears flow, and today he was especially moved by the pope’s appearance before Congress:

Boehner moved to tears hearing Lincoln called "the cardinal of Liberty"…gotta admit that was pretty powerful. #PopeInDC #Pope2Congress

— Dot (@dotdjohnson) September 24, 2015

Poor Speaker Boehner. He can't stop crying! #PopeInDC

— Liz Aiello (@Liz_Aiello) September 24, 2015

Pope Francis opens his speech to Congress, with Speaker Boehner crying in the background pic.twitter.com/snP1nGewMI

— IJR (@TheIJR) September 24, 2015

Pope Francis is speaking to Congress. John Boehner already crying after first sentence. #PopeInUSA #PopeFrancis pic.twitter.com/R30U1RP4th

— John B (@JohnUSA) September 24, 2015

Boehner introducing @Pontifex … "It's my Congress & I'll cry if I want to." #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/65CgMDfLCV

— Melissa Egan (@_MelissaEgan) September 24, 2015

If you've attended a Catholic school or raised Catholic, John Boehner moved to tears by the Pope's presence is actually very understandable.

— Erin Edwards (@EriniEdwards) September 24, 2015

Speaker John Boehner moved to tears by Pope Francis' arrival at joint session. It's quite sweet.

— Suzanne Cassidy (@SuzCassidyLNP) September 24, 2015