No matter what religion you subscribe to. The core of all of them is to treat others as you would yourself (or better). If you are serving others who need help. Then you are a religious person in the most important sense of the word. Instead of focusing on this one singlemost important message. Followers of any organized religion focus more on the specifics of their religions. In otherwords, how to do this, that and the other thing. And in so doing. Never actually make it to the part of acting properly towards their fellow man. I didn't follow this Pope's adventures. But it sounds like he was trying to focus on that very thing. I do hope he is rewarded for being a good person. And not so much for being "Catholic". -ScottA