Pope Francis Address To Congress Address Analysis

Pope Francis’ address to congress was not only a memorable speech, but also a speech that brought up many important topics regarding all Americans. Pope Francis’ eloquent discourse captured the attention of all of those in the crowd as well as the millions who watched his speech from other locations. Overall, Pope Francis’ address was concerned with the moral responsibility of political action for the good of the whole. In his opening statement, Pope Francis puts himself on a level with all others in the room as he states, “I too am a son of this great continent.” Rather than addressing himself to be much higher up than those who he is speaking to, Pope Francis chooses to relate to his audience rather than speak down to them. As he starts his speech, Francis addresses four people, two of which who

Pope Francis is interested in ways of engaging people, especially those who do not see things the way that he does. He attempts to breakdown the stereotypes in his speech and by the audiences overall acceptance and applause we can tell that he succeeded. Throughout history people have been judged for being Catholic, but Pope Francis wants to breakdown these judgements and have people truly embrace his words. I feel that, all through his address to congress the Pope is trying to connect with the people he is addressing and the audience so that they can be open to what he is saying. In one of our class discussions, we mentioned social media and the age of modernity. We spoke about how the more industrialized America has become the less religious it seems to be. We find in modernity, the sense of the rise of the individual along, with the rise of new technologies and a sense of nationalism. I think it is important to point out how these new technologies have effected our perception of America along with religion