Interfaith Group

in Philadelphia. If that comes to pass, it would be an ideal time for him to come to DC to address the joint meeting of Congress.
He could also possibly address the General Assembly of the United Nations in NYC, as I believe Pope John Paul II did on one of his visits to North America.

Boehner is correct in highlighting the Pope's messages on human dignity, freedom and social justice, and I would expect that any address he would deliver would be in that pastoral and conciliatory tone. He would not excoriate the sinners among the Congressional delegations, though there are many of all political parties.

Whether or not John Boehner would still be House Speaker when the Pope would visit is problematic, but at present 31% of Congress professes to be Catholic, which is a greater number than the percentage of Catholics in the U.S., believed to be no more than 24-25%.

Thank you, hrmjustin, for posting this today. I posted a similar notice, though briefer, last evening in GD, but my skills in citing sources are not so developed, so mine didn't get much attention. The Interfaith group is an appropriate place for this OP.