Before:
lol @ Pope bowing to flag of Israel...isn't this outright idolatry?
It is disheartening in it's mediocrity. On the other hand, it is also an offhand remark on a subject he says he has not thought much about, so we can find some ironic comfort in it's very shallowness.
What's more disturbing is it's totally secular content. Last week I was thinking that from a certain point of view one could say that even the Judgement after death has a positive element to look forward to for both oneself (acknowledgement of your fidelity and right to eternal life) and for Christ (His happiness in the salvation of someone He died for). One might expect something similar from the Vicar of Christ, but this man, who has been a priest for longer than any of us have been alive, is thinking in terms you could get from any randomly selected Redditor. No wonder he is so popular with them.