He is a walking, talking parable, this is a Pope who looks at the world from the bottom up and from the outside in. I think he brings to Congress and the White House a different perspective than they are used to hearing. John Carr More Quotes by John Carr More Quotes From John Carr Two things can be true at once, one is : How could it have taken Catholic Church this long to have a meeting like this ? The other is : Thank God it's finally happening now. John Carr top-news Pope Francis is the ultimate Washington outsider. His priorities are not Washington's priorities, we think we are the center of the world. We are not the center of Pope Francis' world. He is frankly more comfortable in the slums of Argentina than in the corridors of power. John Carr top-news