Why the Pope Speaks for Evangelicals, Too

Richard Mouw, President of my alma mater, Fuller Theological Seminary has a nice essay in the New York Times this morning:

"Why the Pope Speaks for Evangelicals, Too." It begins:

I admire Pope Benedict, just as I admired his recent predecessors. As an evangelical Protestant, I don’t believe in “papal authority.” But I do see him as having an important pastoral role in the broader Christian community. In many ways and on many subjects, he speaks for me.