Is the Pope Still Relevant?

Hi all. I'm working on a University project regarding how relevant the Pope is in modern society. I know it's not strictly news, but I was wondering if anyone would be interested in taking a moment to post their opinion on one of our blog entries? We're looking mostly for opinions from the United States but all opinions are welcome :)

http://the-pope.weebly.com/blog-and-discussion.html

New world pope? More like flu-world pope! I'm not that funny.