THE GOLDEN RULE

Pope’s message gives us hope for a better United States

 

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded into Philadelphia Sunday to witness the final public appearance of Pope Francis during his 10-day trip to the United States and Cuba. It was the same everywhere he went, it seemed. Hundreds and thousands waiting for just a glimpse of the man who came here to tell us what we already know and don’t practice nearly enough — embrace the Golden Rule and treat others as you would have them treat you. During a sermon to lawmakers in Washington, D.C., the Pope challenged Congress and voters alike to serve the needy and to see the world in nuance rather than the “simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil.”