That's a bit harsh, I believe.
*How can ANY normal human feel close to a pope, at any time, in the last 2000 years?
**They live in Italy, a LONG way away for most Americans, and we see only electronic visuals.
***The lamestream media ONLY show him in negative light. The only positive media images come from Catholic sites.
****MOST Americans, NOT being Catholic, don't give a rat's about what any pope does or say...beyond a traffic jam one inadvertently gets caught up in. Why would they?
For MOST people "pope" news is a giant yawn and a channel change.
Please tell us you're joking!