I’m not a Catholic, and so I’m not sure why Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the USA is so touching to me. CNN just had some footage of his visit to St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers. There was a children’s choir singing (at least it sounded like a children’s choir - I couldn’t see it, though), and Pope Benedict was walking among some disabled children and blessing them. The children were on either side of the walkway, and he stopped at each child and gave each child his complete attention at that moment, and touched the child’s head with both hands. It was very tender. Seriously. I had tears in my eyes just watching it. Maybe because it was apparent how much his blessing meant to the adults who were with the children. Pope Benedict seems to be a very good person, and I’ve been impressed and touched by his words and actions during his visit here.
I can’t find a photo of his visit to St. Joseph’s today, but here is a photo of Pope Benedict with some children in Brazil.
And here is a photo that my nephew, Benjamin, took of Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
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