[SteamShovel]

It’s a diplomatic thing.

It is obvious that the church and the Pope have lost their way if this is the case.

Right, wrong, and serving The Lord and God are the bottom line. All else is less important.

[Misterioso]

It is obvious that the church and the Pope have lost their way if this is the case.

I'm told He works in mysterious ways.

[Fast Ed97]

It is obvious that the church and the Pope have lost their way if this is the case.

I don't know the protocol for the Pope intervening in a commencement ceremony in the US. However, anyone who follows what goes on in the Vatican would think that he would not approve of bestowing an award on a pro-abortion President.

Regardless, the point of the MSM is trying to make in this article is not "what is the Pope's position on this?". It's purpose is to use the fact that the Pope did not make a public statement on the matter to paint the protesters, bishops ect al. as somehow "more Catholic than the Pope" and extremists.