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People, school teachers, nurses among them, not that theyre poor, nuns, a flock of nuns and then encountered billionaires along the way as he came down the center aisle, all of them wandering out to try and touch the pope or take a picture of the pope, the sentiment, the aura around this man is incredible. he epitomizes for me and many other catholics the roots of the church, matthew 25, i was hungry and you fed me, father. it leads the most ringing quotation that this pope is now known for is w...

Because, while he was in charge nominally, he was never really in control of that part of the party. and i think in the end, it grew too frustrating for him, to difficult a job, didnt want to face the challenges he might inevitably face in the future. and i think yesterday for him at least, as a devout catholic, may have been a crystallizing moment. his staffers have told dana bash and others that he had considered leaving in 2014, but then eric cantor, one of his deputies, lost a primary and he...

The way in which you discipline members of the flock but moments of grace which sackments are. he sees grace and mercy and extending the hand of mercy, he believes people will grow closer to god. >> one writer was saying that for him the heart of the gospel is matthew 25, jesus was saying in the final days hell be asked not how rich you were or what you accomplish in life, youll be asked about whether you fed the hungry, whether you visited the sick. thats the core for this pope. >> to me it was...

On friday, francis will be meeting with students in manhattans east harlem community. preparations under way as we speak there. a rare meeting with the leader of the worlds one billion catholics. the pope embracing every corner of his new york city flock. im joined by msnbc national reporter jermaine lee. you spent time talking with students in east harlem. bet theyre pretty excited. >> you are talking about third and fourth graders and 12 seniors in spanish harlem, a community and culture, buil...

Done more for the poor than any system known to man, better than any out there, knows how to lift the people up, try to mimic or mock the system because its worked so well. >> you have a little personal onus on you, youre a member of his flock. >> so are you. >> but im a journalist. we believe in nothing, nothing. do you think it matters to members of congress? its a big occasion, no doubt about that, even bigger than we anticipated. but do you think the pope has the ability to speak to members ...

Lets work together toward the spread of the gospel. lets stop fighting with one another. if i hope for anything, i hope that we catholics can move beyond. seems like were our own worst enemy to move beyond the internal battle to do the work of the lord in serving the the poor and giving people joy and showing people mercy. i think its present but im hoping for the grace of god through this holy father that we can move beyond that. >> reverend, one of the things that pope said in the past, not on...

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Spokesperson. lets it start, there will be reactions to everything the pope says. some of it will be positive. some of it will be negative. lets start with the positive. for you, bishop, being able to meet the pontiff, hear from him directly, what did you take from his message today that helps sustain and empower your faith? >> well, of course it was a thrilling opportunity. he spoke. he spoke so beautifully. so pastorally to those who serve as pastors here in the united states. he spoke in an i...

Today, priests around the world get out into the flock. and carry home even the smell of your sheep as the shepherd. thats part of his message and i think serra reflected that. he was ultimately a person who went out in the flock. story struck me being father judge of jesuits he met pope francis a couple times but said hes uncomfortable meeting him more than a couple of times. the pope doesnt want you to meet him and have coffee and talk in rome, he wants you in the field. 3 >> maybe he wants a ...

Religions or no religions, they like him. >> as we say, timing is everything in politics, and the timing of this pope could not have predicted we would be in this debate about whether donald trump is supposed to shut down at a town hall when the president of the united states is a muslim when we all know he is not. ben carson questions whether the constitution allows or whether he could ever support a muslim being president of the united states, pope francis could not have predicted he was walki...