I
thought today’s post would start off with the Pope’s visit to the Liberty
Bell. I thought I was going to write
about his address in front of Independence Hall, and perhaps even try to
explain the Church’s position on immigration.
Then I saw a 2 minute 50 second video of Pope Francis’ arrival at the
Philadelphia Airport, and all of these ideas went right out the window.
Unlike
his previous arrivals, Pope Francis headed straight to his car after
disembarking from his plane in Philadelphia without pressing into the waiting crowd
for handshakes and blessings. The black
Fiat did a slow turn in front of the crowd as the Pope waved and gave a
thumbs-up to the Bishop Shanahan High School band through his open window. At the far end of the crowd, just as the car
was about to take off for downtown Philly, Pope Francis suddenly turned to his
driver and appeared to say, “Para” – “Stop!”
He got out of the car and walked straight over to Michael Keating, a 10-year
old boy who’s confined to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy. He took Michael’s face in his hands, drew
Michael toward him, leaned heavily over the fence and kissed Michael’s
head.
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