For a pontiff often seen as having a chip on his shoulder about the US – and, let’s face it, that impression isn’t entirely without merit – in his recent comments on the “lesser of two evils” vis-à-vis the Trump versus Harris presidential race, Pope Francis nonetheless seemed to channel his inner American fairly well during questions aboard his return flight from Singapore to Rome.
I mean, how many Americans, Catholic or not, have sometimes felt in recent election cycles that we’ve been posed with a choice between two flawed alternatives, forced to make the best of disappointing options?
