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The Post has a perhaps-too-friendly story about the Pope, who's visiting Mexico: "To understand the significance of this pontiff, it helps to see him through his own eyes, and measure him by the yardstick of church history."
But who can resist a smirk when a female network broadcaster observes that with respect to celibacy in the priesthood, “the pontiff remains firm.”
The governor assured disappointed supporters that he will execute other people: "I continue to support capital punishment, but after careful consideration of [the pope's] direct and personal appeal and because of a deep and abiding respect for the pontiff and all that he represents, I decided last night to grant his request."
Express urged the pontiff "to plead the cause of political and other detainees," which he duly did.
The pontiff is credited with inspiring the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, persuading liberal democracies that freedom must be girded by public morality, and opening a dialogue with other religious leaders.