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http://carmelitesofeldridge.org/scapular.html
The scapular finds its roots in the tradition of the Carmelite order, which has seen in it a sign of Mary's motherly protection. It has, therefore, a centuries' old spiritual meaning, approved by the church. It stands for a commitment to follow Jesus, like Mary, the perfect model of all the disciples of Christ. This commitment, in turn, finds its origin in baptism by which we become children of God. It leads us into a community of religious men and women, which has existed in the church for over eight centuries, and calls on us to live out the ideal of this religious family: intimate friendship with God in prayer. It also reminds us of the example of the saints of Carmel, with whom we establish close bonds as brothers and sisters to one another, and is an expression of our belief that we will meet God in eternal life, aided by the intercession and prayer of Mary.

It's all about Mary's intercession. False hope, unbiblical and an insult to Jesus's sacrifice.

It's always interesting to see what people get out of what they read. The citation you excerpted said one thing to you and another to me, even with your added emphasis what stood out to me was:

It stands for a commitment to follow Jesus

Sometimes it seems that all some people see is Catholics pointing to Mary when if they'd look just past that to who we're really pointing at they'd see Jesus.

Like with the pope, we may be pointing to him but that's because he's pointing to Jesus. To bring this discussion back around to original post: "The Pope proclaimed the God who alone can satisfy the hunger of every human heart, the One who is fully revealed in Jesus Christ - who continues His redemptive mission through the Church which is His Body."

It's a message worth delivering and worth hearing. The secularists understood what he was saying, it's depressing that people who claim to follow Christ can't figure it out.