Dear Wanda,
Although the popularity of this pope is one of the highest in recent Church history, next maybe to Pope St. John Paul II . . . on this issue, there are still people who wish to distort what he says.
In context of the talk he gave at vespers at St. Patrick Cathedral, he meant that from the eyes of the Jewish rabbis and faithful Jews, following the Law, He was a failure.
In God the Father's Eye, He was nothing short of being completely successful. This article from James Akin, a good, trustable source, should clear things up:
Mike
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