Come to Pappa

That’s the cover headline of the NY Post about the visit of Pope Benedict to New York City. (My love for the Post and all of its tacky shamelessness is unshakeable)

I’ve read the Post and the Times today about Pope Benedict and I have to say:

The Pope rocks.

He’s meeting with victims of priest molestation and repeatedly saying we have to clean up the priesthood; he’s telling Bush that torturing prisoners is wrong; he’s blessing disabled kids; he went to a synagogue; he’s praying at the site of World Trade Center and giving a little consolation to all the people still suffering from 9/11. Next stop: Yankee STadium. And he’s doing it all in this halting German accent.

I didn’t expect this to happen, but I feel incredible respect for him. It’s not an emotion I feel for that many humans.

Safe travels, Benedict!