Pope Francis was on a visit to Mexico and not the United States. Yet the impact of his visit was felt on both sides of the border. It was Donald Trump who dragged the Pope into the raging controversy and the consequential war of words. He termed Pope Francis’ decision to visit Cuidad Juarez, “political.” Mr. Trump called the Pope a “very political person.” If the issue was settled there, I would not be writing this article. On his flight back to the Vatican, the Pope chose to

I am sure most of you have been following Pope Francis’ visit to the United Sates rather closely. I have not watched this much TV in all my life. I tweeted my response to his visit in these words: “I have never been more proud of being a Catholic priest as I am today. I am thrilled to be a priest in the Pope Francis era.” There is no doubt that as concludes his visit today, he is creating history. Last week I prepared a homily in preparation for his visit. This week, based on