Obama snubs former Vatican envoys Flynn, Glendon in party planned for Pope Francis

A pair of  former U.S. ambassadors to the Vatican, both from greater Boston, will be conspicuously absent from the White House greeting party planned for Pope Francis after he arrives in Washington on Tuesday. In an unusual break from protocol, the White House did not invite former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn or Harvard Law School Professor Mary Ann Glendon to participate in the formal welcoming party set for Wednesday. Flynn was ambassador to the Holy See during President Bill Clinton's administrat

A pair of  former U.S. ambassadors to the Vatican, both from greater Boston, will be conspicuously absent from the White House greeting party planned for Pope Francis after he arrives in Washington on Tuesday. In an unusual break from protocol, the White House did not invite former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn or Harvard Law School Professor Mary Ann Glendon to participate in the formal welcoming party set for Wednesday. Flynn was ambassador to the Holy See during President Bill Clinton's administrat…