Pope\'s visit to America
Apr 21 2008, Shira Dukiyum

Reading about the Pope’s visit to America, talking with my parents who live in Boston, and hearing about the reactions of the visit on abuse victims, I was struck, and pleasantly surprised, by the holiness of the Pontiff’s visit. The abuse scandals...

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