I'm just wondering how anything the Pope said would have any influence on liberals? They are mostly atheists, and the gays are adamantly against the Bible or anything that suggests that they are deviant and abnormal. So, other than the purpose of using the Pope and/or the Bible in an argument against conservatives, what is the purpose of bringing the Pope into the discussion? The Pope is a foreigner, not American and should not even be considered in American politics. He is after all, from a socialist country and leans that way in his politics. His addressing congress was just their purpose of using him toward their political agenda, whether conservative or liberal.

He is a socialist
He is against gay deviancy
He is against abortion
He is against a border wall, yet has one surrounding the Vatican city.

So, anyway you look at him, he is a good man but NOT an American and should not be considered in any way an influence to the American Way of life.