Suffering from Papal withdrawal?

I am.

I'm also rather exhausted by these last five days. I can only imagine how happy Pope Benedict is to be finally going home. I mean, he has almost 60 years on me. And what's around-the-clock coverage and a few interviews when compared to the schedule he had? Not much, really.

(Gosh, I already miss him.)

That said, I don't want to lose the momentum. I will, however, probably allow a few days to slip by before I try to glean what the "consensus" is following his visit. In the interim, AmP will be returning to its normal wide coverage of things Catholic, plus I'll be drafting a reflection piece on what the pope's visit means, now that he is gone.

(I wonder if anyone wants to publish it? Drop me a line.)

Also, I'd love to hear what you thought about the visit. Favorite moment? Favorite line? Did you see him? What was good? What was bad? Did the media behave? Did the pope exceed your expectations? Disappoint?

There's plenty to discuss, so go for it!