For the overwhelming majority of Catholics in the United States, and maybe even those of other faiths or no faith, the visit of a pope who displays humbleness — and a pastoral rather than political approach — has filled Washington, D.C., and the country with excitement and anticipation.

For the minority of ultra-uber-conservative Catholics, sadly, this is not true. They see Francis’ visit as an insult from a papacy that doesn’t give their political positions two thumbs up. For instance, George Will, a conservative columnist, nearly blew a gasket in a recent piece over the pope’s environmental message on global warming and what Will perceives as Francis’ self-righteousness.