As the living memory of the Pope’s visit fades we need now to continue our lives as Catholics in the perspective of those four days. The Pope’s visit wasn’t just for fun: it established a new perspective on some crucial issues, one of the most important being that it regained our place in the "public square". In his Westminster Hall address, the Pope made it clear that he felt that Catholics had been and were being excluded from it.
“Religion,” he said, “is not a problem for legislators to solve, but a vital contributor to the national conversation. In this light, I cannot but voice my concern at the increasing marginalisation of religion, particularly of Christianity, that is taking place in some quarters, even in nations which place a great emphasis on tolerance.” And by that, he made it clear that he meant the United Kingdom.
