11.   Arthur Hertzberg, a historian, rabbi and former vice president of the World Jewish Congress, suggests that the pope is a politician who balances his policy options.

12.   Asked Monday at a news conference at the Vatican if the letter meant the pope was a feminist, Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio lauged before making a diplomatic response.

13.   Asked if the pope was relieved to get out of the Vatican after so many difficult months, Navarro-Valls smiled.

14.   At his one mass in Azerbaijan earlier in this trip, the pope was too weak to give communion.

15.   Because the pope is Polish, he is particularly beloved and the massive crowds during his recent pilgrimage exceeded expectations.

16.   Besides, not everyone felt the pope was silent.

17.   A pope is the top official in the Roman Catholic Church.

18.   A pope is the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church.

19.   Actually, the pope was only involved in the facade, a soaring multiplanar composition of pilasters, statue niches, and heavily pedimented windows.

20.   But a U.S. pope would be more than surprising.