"You have a marvelous virgin!"

Do you think it's time for the State Department to spend a little more time briefing top officials?  The Catholic News Agency reports this exchange between our Secretary of State and the Rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Gaudalupe during Clinton's recent visit to Mexico:

Msgr. Monroy took Mrs. Clinton to the famous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which had been previously lowered from its usual altar for the occasion.

After observing it for a while, Mrs. Clinton asked “who painted it?” to which Msgr. Monroy responded “God!”

The Virgin quote was Mrs. Clinton's remark to Mexicans gathered to greet her as she left.