The Roman pontiff and his Church demand respect and obedience throughout the world. The world in response shows a great fondness for the Pope as he addresses and admonishes world leaders and makes declarations on all major events. For example, the official Vatican Information Service on June 4, 2004 reported the explicit rebuke that the Pope gave to President Bush, “‘Your visit to Rome,’ said the Pope, ‘takes place at a moment of great concern for the continu­ing situation of grave unrest in the Middle East, both in Iraq and in the Holy Land.