"The NYT front reports that the Pope is returning to Mexico. But it's an inside piece at the WP that has the most surprising news about the upcoming visit--this time, he has corporate sponsors, including Pepsi, Federal Express, Sheraton Hotels, Kodak, Hewlett-Packard and Mercedes-Benz. Church officials defend the practice, says the Post, as a way of avoiding charging the poor to see the pontiff. Perhaps the wackiest papal product placement is the Frito-Lay promotion that plays off the word 'papa,' which--thank God--means both 'pope' and 'potato.'"
Carl Remick