What Stands for Political Passion These Days

Here’s quite a contrast — especially to the bajillions of selfie-crazed photos coming across the wire every day from the (U.S.) presidential campaign trail.

Apparently, the kids not only want Papa’s picture, they want Papa.

(photo 1: Doug Mills/The New York Times. caption: Hillary Clinton took a selfie with a girl during a campaign event in Des Moines on Sunday.  photo 2: Tony Gentile / Reuters via Atlantic Photos of the Week: 1/23-1/29. caption: People greet Pope Francis as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on January 27, 2016.)