Mine eyes have seen the glory

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd as President Bush applauds, Wednesday, April 16, 2008, during a South Lawn arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington.

(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

It's pretty disgusting, in this day and age, to have the Confederate flag as a legitimate national (or at least regional) symbol. What would our reaction be if the Pope was visiting Germany and the Bavarian land flag contained a swastika?