On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver quickly recaps the week, in which the USA experienced Pope Mania during a visit by Pope Francis. This one may be difficult for Gwenneth Paltrow to watch, but it’s time she knew that only one person on earth can carry off a white gown and cape, (and do it after Labor Day) and he’s infallible.
The Pope reached out and blessed many, but no one offered a more touching on-the-spot report of the Papal visit than miraculously resurrected newsman Brian Williams. I mean it. Williams was tactile, touchy-freely and grasped the festive feel of celebration in the air. William wasn’t the only one to experience a miracle on this historic visit. John Boehner was transformed into a happy man. We are concerned about Rep. Tom Brady who scurried home to sprinkle his bemused grandchildren with the holy backwash of Pope Francis’s drinking glass…We assume it was the Pope’s.
The Pope was met with adoring crowds, and everywhere he went, a sea of phones greeted him. No one has described what the mob of photo-happy faithful looked like better than John, who remarked, “Everywhere he went, people were keen to show him their new iPhone.” Holding a phone up, John parodied, “Look! Look Holy Father it’s the new iPhone 6 s. I’ve GOT it, touch my phone so the battery will have everlasting life!”