Thoughts on the Pope’s Visit to Ireland

“A view from behind the Pope of his shirt and hat, taken in Vatican City” by Nacho Arteaga on Unsplash

So he’s come and gone already, two jam packed days of triumphant public appearances and dignified protests. You get the impression that no one knows quite what to make of it yet. We are still watching this space.

The last papal visit was thirty-nine years ago when a different pope, John Paul II, visited a vastly different land. I missed it by a hair’s breadth, my family still living in England…