You are preaching to the converted - though I would have appreciated it if you hadn't merged my post with your own strongly worded views (and you left out the words 'peace to all')
I don't really care about the pope's visit one way or the other, but when when talking to an elderly woman (my mum) who has a deeply embedded 'faith' I hold my tongue. Berating her for the church's misdemeanours will not add light to the world.
There is of course a political argument about who is funding the trip but that is probably another discussion for a different forum.