The Pope lives in the Vatican, the Vatican is in Rome,
and Rome is the very heart of Italy.
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So much so, that before Pope Paul visited the United States in 1965 no Pope had left Italy since 1809.
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Francis’ visit later this week will make him just the fourth Pope to ever come into the United States.
It will be a blend of pious prayer and bold commercialism.
You can read about the upcoming transit changes here:
The first visit by Pope Paul in October 1965,
was a very big deal.
He met with President Lyndon Johnson in NY’s Waldorf Astoria because the feds couldn’t figure out at the time if a “non-country” should have access to the White House.
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But he did have VIP access to Yankee Stadium,
giving mass before 50,000 people.
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He knew how to attract attention, too,
wearing white with a cape of crimson red.
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No one really knows the divine inspiration for that costume.
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