Comment: Am I the only person who has learnt nothing from the Pope's visit?
Well it's all over - the first papal visit to Britain since 1982 when John Paul II graced us with his presence has now come to an end. It didn't come cheap though; the four-day trip reportedly cost the taxpayer somewhere between £10 million and £12 million. So now come the usual questions; what did we learn? And, was it worth the cost?
I've spent the morning reading dozens of people's reactions to the Pope's visit, many of whom claim to have learnt something deep and profound as a result. Peter Stanford (a Catholic journalist, I should point out) for example writes in The Telegraph that the Pope's visit meant that ‘politicians may listen more carefully to church leaders when tackling tricky questions of public morality.' It may do. Probably won't, though.
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