I've been watching the Pope's visit to the City today, and I gotta tell ya, Pope Benedict is quite a likeable person. Body language can't be faked and he is a genuinely open man.

All the local tv stations have been carrying his trips around the City today (including his address to the U.N. General Assembly) and its been a fun day of watching the coverage.

The Pope just attended a short ceremony at a synagogue (the first time a pope has attended a U.S. synagogue) and it was quite touching to see (and a little funny to see the Pope get a gift of matzoh, which he promised he'd eat tomorrow night - the first night of Passover).