The Pope may not directly address the issue of homosexuality.

The Pope did not refer directly to his own physical sufferings, but addressed the issue in the first person.

His defense of the church was apparently the first time the Pope has publicly addressed allegations against the priests.

The Pope addressed the women's issue in one paragraph of his 10-page speech, stressing their role as mothers.

For months, church officials lobbied to cancel the festival, but today was the first time the pope personally addressed the issue.

The Pope addressed the racial persecutions in the following terms:

But in their prepared homilies the Pope and the Archbishop addressed quite different problems.

On 14 February 2010, the Pope addressed members of the Academy to encourage them in their mission.

The pope directly addressed one of those delicate subjects in 1995, when a mosque was erected in Rome.

The pope has not addressed the issue directly, but his few comments on the subject suggest that he is determined to serve out his full term.