tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111417651233931757.post8109853433221219670..comments2023-08-25T02:02:44.200-07:00Comments on LaGuardia and Wagner Archives: Pope Francis' Visit in Historical ContextLa Guardia and Wagner Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876584136345833841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111417651233931757.post-81699934732534730652015-10-06T09:32:21.940-07:002015-10-06T09:32:21.940-07:00Thanks for your comment. You raise a number of in...Thanks for your comment. You raise a number of interesting questions (many of which will be a matter of ongoing discussion) that highlight just how significant a precedent has been made with the pope's recent visit. Your first few questions I can answer most concretely: Pope Francis was invited by House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner had been trying to get the pope to speak before Congress for more than a year. La Guardia and Wagner Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05876584136345833841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111417651233931757.post-12180106588936954592015-09-23T06:13:14.283-07:002015-09-23T06:13:14.283-07:00How did this momentous historic event come about? ...How did this momentous historic event come about? Was Pope Francis invited to speak at the joint session of Congress? Did he request to speak? Did the Papal See propose an agenda for Pope Francis's presentation? And how did Congress communicate that assent to the Papal see and the reasions for that assent to the American public? Is this event a significant first time precedent that requires equal opportunity for other religious world and national religious leaders to be given the same platform? Or is Pope Francis's presentation and appearance before Congress unique, special, and of singular importance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com