I assume you are devout Catholic who pays rapt attention to matters concerning the faith. Thus, you will be cognizant of this (too)subtle move on the part of the Pope, and its implications.
Yes, the MSM may have reported the transmission of the Church document to Obama, but the vast majority of AMericans including most Catholics will not understand the implicaions of that.
They will see the smiling Pope, accompanyied by the (official?) words of approval from the Vatican.
I wouldn’t take that too far, for certain individuals condemned a certain carpenter from a backwater town for hanging out with prostitutes 2,000 years ago.