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And thats fine. he never said what that clerk did was right or legal as an elected official. he says sure, you can do that, conscientiously object. he never talked about the implications. thats a big difference on how pope francis and the rest of us run society. >> i think this idea of, he is promoting faith. thats in some ways what his role is. i think another significant, you mentioned inclusion at the outset, the fact that he shared his stage with people of so many different faiths and we saw...

I think in the muslim community especially at times when, you know, the population is very vilified, marginalized through prevalent rhetoric that equates -- you have a world figure who comes and goes off script when hes speaking to a cathedral full of catholics and the very first thing that he does is pray for 700 muslims and 900 muslims who are respectively killed and injured while performing pilgrimage to mecca. that speaks to who he is. theres no reason for him to do that other than he feels ...

Los angeles archdiocese? >> well, im brand new in l.a. so i havent been called to do it yet, but its think its part and parcel of christian ministry. what i mean there is it belongs to the heart of our faith to reach out in love. god is love, and love is willing the good of the other, no matter who the other is, another religion, someone on the margins, someone forgotten, someone poor. to love is to will the good of the other. we say thats what god is, god is love. so, of course, we reach out to...

Fact that this can be a very difficult job for our correctional officers to keep order in these facilities. i mean i think they would want more modern facilities and less crowding as much, if not more, of the inmates. >> will, i welcome you into our conversation. i hope youll stay with us and join us. george weigel, is our nbc news senior vatican analyst whos been with us throughout this last week pretty regularly. i want to speak to you about the make-up of the prison population. i understand i...

Invocation by jewish rabbi and muslim imam. he is trying to spread a message of peace. coming from the u.n. it is very appropriate to spread message of peace at horrific site where the world changed on 9/11. jon: lauren green. religious correspondent. jenna: well finish up. carl was able to talk with the pope earlier today. i like to go back to the meeting brief if i could, carl. probably was unique experience. pope has another big day ahead of him. i wonder if you share with your viewers your p...

The interreligious dialogue and this prayer that takes place. remember, were in a debate in this country about fundamentalism, about the muslim tradition. and in some ways, i think here we are going to talk about how do faiths need to come together. and he is going to stand there with an imam and rabbi. this pope had a delegation that traveled for the first time to the holy land. he brought an imam and rabbi with him. thats never been done before. again, we have this entinterfai dialogue and pra...

The pope brought a spiritual message that had profound moral and political implications. and folks were attentive. wanted to hear what he had to say. not just about sort of, the state of -- the state of play or the state of various aspects of policy, but really, the state of our souls. how is our nation doing? and that openness, that sense of reverence was evident. >> you know, its funny you say that. ive been noting that both in the -- peoples response in the coverage, the sort of reverence. an...

And that openness, that sense of reverence was evident. >> you know, its funny you say that. ive been noting that both in the -- peoples response in the coverage, the sort of reverence. and at one level, it doesnt make a lot of sense. if youre not catholic, theres lots of religious figures, and if they -- a very holy imam came and told me what he thought about climate change, if i agree with it, great, if not -- what does it matter? why does it matter for folks that are not in the church? >> wel...

How is our nation doing? and that openness, that sense of reverence was evident. >> you know, its funny you say that. ive been noting that both in the -- peoples response in the coverage, the sort of reverence. and at one level, it doesnt make a lot of sense. if youre not catholic, theres lots of religious figures, and if they -- a very holy imam came and told me what he thought about climate change, if i agree with it, great, if not -- what does it matter? why does it matter for folks that are ...

Second. >> dr. carson is a hypocrite. >> no, hes not. you dont look like brigitte. hang on. imam, imam, its not your turn. hang on a second. >> okay. >> brigitte, i got the impression, we just talked to dr. carson, is there any muslim country that you can name that has values that are compatible with american values? in other words, in their treatment of women and minorities, et cetera? any muslim country you can think of? >> no, i cannot think of any muslim country because in almost every musli...