America is much more than Marlboros and Coke

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan in the "Herald of Hope" column in our Catholic Herald tells of a recent address to the U.S. Bishops by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the papal nuncio.

What do people around the world associate with Americans? Is it this peace, generosity, big-heartedness, and passion for liberty and fairness we all know is the spirit of this country and people we love? Or is it Coca Cola, Marlboro, jeans from "the Gap," news coverage from CNN, and re-runs of violent, near-promiscuous TV shows about which we have all become blase?

I've heard that our foreign policy can sometimes be controversial.