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Wolf, you used "everyday" incorrectly. It is an adjective, not a noun.

If Pope Benedict XVI's visit didn't matter so much to so many people, then why did the critics all have to read through the article and take the time to post a comment? Shouldn't they be saving up all their time for the full time positions of being smug?

wolf,i am not a catholic but a non denominational protestant and i think it's ok for the pope to visit here,after all this is a nation of religious freedom .maybe the pope can talk some sense into our president but i doubt it since he is so empty headed.

WHO PAYS FOR ALL THIS BS?

Organized religions have generally served to increase and encourage

HATE
DISCRIMINATION
VIOLENCE
OVER-POPULATION
INTOLERANCE AND IGNORANCE

more than they have alleviated them

YOU O.B. SUPPORTERS AND CLINTON HATERS WILL GET JUST WHAT YOU DESERVE. I REALLY FEEL SORRY FOR THE YOUTH IN THIS COUNTRY. THEY HAVE NO MORTALITY AND RESPECT. START OPENING YOUR EYES TO THE REALITY OF THIS ELECTION. THIS IS NO KID GAME WERE IN. IF YOU REALLY CARED FOR YOUR COUNTRY YOU WOULD ANALIZE WHO REALLY IS QUALIFIED AND HAS BEEN AROUND WITH A TRACK RECORD. YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE FOR REAL CHANGES AND IT SURE ISN'T O.B. LOOK AT WHAT O.B. HAS DONE FOR THIS COUNTRY. NOTHING. HE ONLY HAS SHOWN HATE, RACIST AND DIVISION. IT SHOWS THE HATE FROM YOU O.B. SUPPORETERS AND CLINTON HATERS. HE IS DIVIDING OUR COUNTRY AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS PUT THE HATE ON HRC. O.B. IS SMART WITH HIS SPEECHES ,BUT THAN ANY CON MAN IS. I JUST HOPE AMERICA WAKES UP BEFORE ITS TO LATE.

I'm sorry, could you explain to me why a visit from the Pope "goes beyond politics?" Why is this historic? It's only relevant to Catholics. I'm completely baffled why CNN and other media outlets plan to cover his every move. Please devote some time to the rest of us who are not Catholics and find this to be a non-story. I don't care about the Pope's opinions but, while you're covering him, could you please mention to him that Americans are free to make their own choices about the things that impact their lives?

Dear Holy Father

Welcome to America on behalf of millions of Catholics who love and support your divinely inspired work.

Life to the Pope!

God bless America

Hillary- 08
Catholics with Hillary!!!

If the Pope's visit is so irrelevant, what are you doing commenting on it? and if some of you are going to judge him for what a bunch of sick people did with the kids, you can also understand why around the world people criticize americans for what a small bunch of idiots in this government do / don't do all over the globe. Like that? I don't think so. Welcome to The US, Pope ... looking forward to hearing your message.

Why do people believe in Fiction? Dark Ages? There were no Dark Ages. There was nobody to write about them.. What dide they use Blood?? I hat to think I had to write a book of 600 pages, on a Block of Stone.. Fairy Tales... They had No TV.....

Maybe the Pope came to haul Obama away with him......

I sure hope the level of intelligence and ability to communicate reflected in these postings is not representative of the majority of the voters. If so, we are in four eight more years of idiocy.

Hey Wolf,

I hope your coverage will pre-emp LOU DOBBS program, because I can see he is getting more and more bitter every day, even though he is rich. I can not imagine what he will be saying once Obama becames president.

In the past, I agreed with him on some issues, but he has become fanatical and BITTER.

I hope Katie Couric comes to CNN, and if she doesn't get Larry Kings job, I hope CNN dump Lou Dobbs and give her that time slot.

We love you Wolf and Cafferty!

Those of you who are not Catholic, you can be a bit more respectful of those of us who are!!

Can someone tell the Pope that the Church age is over ?

Also, it would be nice if the Pope can debate Pastor Hagee regarding who is right about God's magnificent salvation program.

Well let me see .........The Who..........The head of one of the most tyrantical sects known to man...........Does anyone even believe that there is an ounce of truth that comes out of the Vatican.........That's just a place that syphons money from the poor and gives it to the mafia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joe USMC

Gee, You certainly have some very insensitive comments.They don't care if the pope is making an historical visit to our country and they hate Hillary. Wow maybe they should attend a sermon on hate.

. . . .God did not say wear red Prada shoes.

I am a african-american in Indiana and i would just like to say that i know that you may have a prefence to whom you would like to see as president of the USA, you also have a job of great responsiblity and that is to report to the American people the news as it happen in a responsible way without bias or slant, especially in an Presidential election so that "WE THE PEOPLE" can make a informed decision. I just thought you should know that in the mist of all your counter parts you are "ONE OF THE ELITE" WITH great interigty! I KNOW that you must have great releif when you are able to get home to your family. Keep doing what you know is GOOD, RIGHT and TRUE! THERE'S a lot of us out here that appreciate you and are informed because of you unbias information. keep up the good work. BE BLESSED!

i have been listening to the suituation room for as long as i know, and now i see the host biasness toward obama, i left and now are watching hard ball where they seems to be equal in the criticism of the democrats candidates

Hey, that's refreshing, Wolf! Instead of your daily worship of Bacrap-O-Rama, you're gonna tell us about a Nazi in a dress? Now that's what I call Change! I Hope you'll keep it up!

For non Catholics the Pope's visit is of no interest.

Amen! It is a breath of fresh air to have a break from the bickerings between the Clinton and Obama camps. Go Pope Benedict!

As much as it pains me to say; I think the majority of Americans are right not to care about this. I will defend to the death the values of my faith, although the power structure in our church is out of touch and money hungry. Most Catholics are good, hard working people who give back to their communities. Our Church only cares about holding on to their past. Sadly the rest of us suffer because of their inability to fix the problems in our Church. This Pope is the personification of all that is wrong with our religion. Only with new leadership can Catholics hope for a better future with each other, and the rest of the world.

I'm having trouble pin-pointing why exactly the Pope's visit matters at all..

As an atheist I could not care less about that guy. Religion has absolutely no place in government. If he wanted to visit the White House, he should buy a fricken ticket during scheduled tours like the rest of the schmucks.

Hey Marilyn, David, and crew:

If you really believe that the Pope only matters to Catholics, you've got to be really ignorant. The Pope is about more than Catholicism. Do you turn off the TV when the news covers foreign elections? How about when there is an act of terrorism in a different country? This is an interconnected world and sticking your head in the sand is just plain stupid.

I notice you're subtly plugging for the witch Hillary. When you gave poll numbers earlier and she was slightly ahead you didn't remind those watching that there is a 4 point error margain in the polls. You jumped on that when Barack was leading. And I thought you were one of the good guys. Tisk tisk, I am truley disappointed. Please don't vote for Hillary for Gods sake. I am white american, and a an independent. Barack will probably get my vote, it sure won't be her after what she's doing to the party. It seems to me that if she can't get elected this season she is going to make sure Obama doesn't. It's all about Hillary. She's already setting herself up to run again in 2012. To do that Obama can't win. She's disgusting.

"All you political news junkies out there who watch a lot of cable news programs may have to suffer a bit of withdrawal in the coming days. That’s because we will be spending a lot of time focusing in on Pope Benedict XVI and his historic visit to the United States.'

Thank you Wolf, thank you......

Let's see, the Pope is Anti Abortion. He will encourage Hispanics to think about that issue, perhaps. That favors McCain.
The Pope is rather conservative, even as Popes go, so presumably he is not coming to the US to promote women into the clergy or offer a new vision of birth control for over-populated Third World countries.
But perhaps, if we are lucky, he will say or do something that helps the US to find away out of Iraq.

NEVER FORGET THE DARK AGES WHEN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BUTCHERED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BELIVERS WHO BELIEVED DIFFERENTLY FROM THE CHURCH.

Wolf, please tell your friend Lou Dobbs to get a grip. If he doesn't understand what Barack was saying maybe he needs to take the job on Channel 11, Katie Couric's place. He doesn't need to be on CNN. Ask anyone when they are buying gas, groceries, being without a job or loosing their home if they aren't bitter. We all don't make $110,000 million dollars with $800.000 speaking fees in China and Columbia. Most people can also tell the truth.

We watched him all of the time but now -Not.

Wolf you are excellent.

TEXAS

Wolf, Thank GOD for the Pope.

I was getting so SICK and TIRED of the media telling us how upset we are over Sen. Obama's bitter speech when infact its the MEDIA that is spinning it and overstating the American people's voices.

WE DID NOT FIND SEN. OBAMA'S SPEECH TO BE OFFENSIVE OR DEGRADING...

So please get it STRAIGHT and stop the bias madness!

Try telling the truths for a change!!!

Sen. Obama was right on point and Americans UNDERSTOOD every word he stated to be the truth.

I pray for you all, GOD is truly watching.....

Is the pope Catholic?

geez.. lots of inane comments

(you needn't print this )

Has Revelations started. What is he here for?

I welcome the Pope's visit. We all need a break from this mess of a primary. To all of you Pope haters: chill out! He is a man of hope and peace.

Wolf.....Where is Pastor Hagee going to be during Pope Benedict's visit? Having a barbeque with Sen. McCain?

It is the personal relationship with God, and I do mean YOU and GOD, no middle man, that is important. – is what I meant to say.

Organized religion is the root of most of the evil in the world.

It is the personal relationship with God, and I do mean YOU and GOD, no middle man.

I loved John Paul II,

I really really dont like this pope, and the GALL of his to say the church is ashamed WHEN HE HIMSELF WAS THE ONE COVERING THE CHILD MOLESTATION CASES UP.

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Well, if Senator Obama's Pastor is a hot political figure, how about the Pope? We should renounce and reject him. The catholic church has spent millions of dollars on sexual abuse lawsuits and they usually just transfer the offending priest to a different church. I say this only to point out the stupidity of using religion as a political tool.

Sell all the gold and jewels in the Vatican and give them to the poor and I might care.

Great, Wolf. That will be a welcomed change over the non-issue red herrings that Hillary Clinton seems to like throwing at the media.

I'm glad the spotlight will be off presidential politics for awhile. Everyone needs a breather! Maybe Hillary will come to her senses . . . In the meantime, we always have Cindy McCain's Tuna HaHa to enjoy! Ciao from Vancouver

Uh, I'm not Catholic and I really don't care about the Pope, who happens to be at least as much of a flip-flopper as HRC. Today he eveidently said the clergy sex-abuse scandals in the US were shameful and terrible. Of course, 3 years ago he said that it was just a "media conspiracy" and that the reports of pedophile priests were overstated.

Please, if I have to hear one flip-flopper, let it at least be HRC so I can watch her demise?

I wonder how long it will take before the Great Obama is attempting to compare himself to the Pope?

Who is paying for the Pope's security and celebrations? I suppose the taxpayer, again.

Ugh. Who *cares* about the pope other than Catholics? Why should the rest of us be stuck with a veritable news blackout while we watch a boring play-by-play of some old guy shuffling around, waving and pontificating?

The Pope is visiting – hope he has a safe trip. End of story. This man's ideas are at odds with the vast majority of people in the modern world. He continues to support the abuse of women through restricting control over pregnancy. He underscores hate against homosexuals and he really doesn't accept other religions. Why does this go unreported?

Perhaps what this country needs most is a reconnection to faith and values. Democrats snub their noses at them and Republicans only play at them to earn votes. What happened to the Ronald Reagans and John F. Kennedys?

WOLF, THANK YOU FOR COVERING THE POPE AS A CATHOLIC IREALLY WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE SEXUALLY ABUSE CASE. WHEN THIS SCANDLE BROKE I STOPPED ALL MY DONATIONS AND QUIT GOING TO CHURCH FOR A YEAR.

Excellent choice Wolf. Hilliary taken politics in th sewer maybe seeing the Pope on tv will touch her heart.

maybe the pope will explain why his priests who have molested children aren't in jail and just get relocated.

ps wolf

your strategy session about jimmy carter was a joke...a few things you left out:
1. Carter forged the biggest peace deal in Israel's history(Egypt)
2. A recent poll suggests over 60% of Israeli's want their government to speak to Hamas
3. You failed to mention the letter signed by many American statesment calling for talks with Hamas.

My question is how has isolating Hamas worked out for everyone? It has solved nothing. Its made things worse.

Marilyn, please bite your tongue. You are so way off base and very irreverent, ( and I don't mean irrelevant ) Unlike you the Pope's visit matters to people of all denominations. This is a very historic visit for the U.S.A

President clinton, in his BITTER days, after cheating on his wife and disgracing himself turned to the CHURCH....hillary clinton should do so too for all the LIES and GREEDY ACTS of misguiding a whole nation into believing she is for the people,...the pope really needs to give a lesson on ethics

The pope has no right to influence the American presidential vote. We certaintly don't need the Vatican dictating to Americans on how to vote.

I hope American Catholics will use their good judgement and stay in- tune with American values and not Rome's.

Yay! Since I am not catholic I can go back to watching lifetime. I'll see you in 6 days. Thanks for the warning.

You sure you want to cover the Pope. I would have thought you would still be bending your knee to Obama.....He almost walks on water according to you guys....not even our Pope can do that.

i thought GOD had landed,to register,so ,HE can vote for obama in the fall.when i hit the mute button, i was so disappointed.

Don't care if hes here but its better than Obama news! I was going to vote for him but he keeps doing and saying dumb stuff. Hillary or MCcain has my vote know!

The Pope: a nice man in a nice robe with a nice hat.
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Again, for the non-catholics....snoozeville!!!

oh dont kid yourselves dems america is not gonna forget about your weak candidates,the liar and the racist.

Wolf, thank you for the welcomed relief while you divert our attention to something a bit more spiritual. We need a break from all of this and need to focus our attention on something else for a change.

If the Pope is going to do no more than smile and wave his hands, we've already seen that! on the other hand, if he's going to actually do something (perform a miracle, prophesy a turn around of the economy, heal someone from disease, bring peace to the middle east, stop gang violence, wipe out child molestation,etc) then we might want to watch. Other than that, watching the pope is a waist of valuable time!

Hope he gives you advise wolf. You are such an idiot. I can not stand you and Lou Dobbs the racist. Nice to see a man of truth for a change.

it's funny to see Bush with the pope. One that is for war and one that is for peace.

As a Jewish American very aware of the bad history between Jews and Catholics, as well as the modern-day reconciliation between our two religions, I'm always interested to hear what the Pope has to say. Good to know SOMETHING other that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's tantrum-throwings will be covered....

I welcome the "change"!

I rather hear rev Wright bash the US than have theleader of free child molesters speak

What a welcome to have the Pope visit and bless our soil.

We can all use the break, even we political junkies. Before next Tuesday we'll all be back into presidential politics full blast. Maybe the pause will do us good.

The pope sins just like the rest of us humans. I'm glad I'm not Catholic.

How much is security for this visit costing the us taxpayers? I guess God (really) only knows. Any amount is too much.

Yes I am also getting burnt-out on listening to Hillary/McCain distort every word Obama says and boast about ducking snipers when she gets sleep deprived.

We need a break from the silly season, good timing!

It is a wise decision to provide full coverage of the Pope's visit. Church and state always mix, either dejure or defacto.

Yay! The pope's in town! I can't wait to see the new Pope Mobile!!!

Oh, yipee. I'm so curious about the head delusional bible nut. Please report on every boring aspect of his itinerary. Thanks.

It is time for Senator Hillary Clinton to meet the Pope for the lies she told Americans about snipers shut. May be the Pope will help wash away her sins so that Monica LSKY wouldn't be a problem to her any more.

I guess that will give us all a break from the 24/7 non-stop coverage of "bitter" that CNN and FOX has been engaged with for the last couple of days.... What a relief.....

When the pope returns, I pray that he will take Hillary with him and dump her off somewhere. Far away from America.

Yes the pop will pray for Obama to win becuase his is the only peaceful hopful president to be Obama 2008

What a welcome relief from the presidential fiasco......!

Wolf,
I am looking forward to your coverage. This is an historic event.
I am hoping from your coverage to see St Joseph's Church on the Upper Eastside, Yorkville where my siter and brother went to Church & school as a young children. Little did I ever think that one day a Pope would visit this small German parish. My sister and I who now live in Virginia will be glued to CNN.

Thats fine. We like the Pope. At least we would see less of Hillary's face.

If I want to know what's going on in the world, good to know I can count on CNN the BBC and CBC.
Mike

The pope only matters if you are Catholic. To the rest of us he and his visit are completely irrelevant!

Thanks for the warning to turn the TV off for a few days.

Sounds good, wolf. The pope's visit is historic, and since Obama showed up I have been somewhat of a political news junkie, but I suppose I can let it slide for a few days...