After his morning visit with President Obama, Pope Francis ambled over to St. Matthew’s Cathedral (which is easily the most beautiful building in Washington) to meet with America’s bishops.

The Holy Father’s remarks were long, at times beautiful, and occasionally befuddling. For instance, he opened by saying, “I appreciate the unfailing commitment of the Church in America to the cause of life and that of the family, which is the primary reason for my present visit.” Which is wonderful, but also somewhat strange. Because he mentioned the family only in passing during his earlier remarks at the White House (and the cause of life not at all).