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Weve not seen before? >> in the popes reform of the curia, i think youll see a lot of different characters involved in the central governance of the church. laypeople, men and women. the pope has said that the question of ordination is a settled question, its not on the table. but there are all sorts of talents that laypeople bring to the church, women and men, and hell deploy those. i think the pope is also like john paul ii determined that we not identify priesthood being a bishop with power. ...

The feet of young prisoners. the pope made world headlines when he gave a press conference on his plane. when asked about the churchs attitude on same-sex attraction, he said in italian, who am i to judge? pope francis spends more time outside the pope mobile than in. in our poll, 60% of catholics say pope francis has renewed and strengthened their faith and commitment to the church, perhaps the most important thing to see in our poll if youre the catholic church. and approval ratings are unmatc...

Nonpracticing catholics back to the church? im joined by bill, who spent an hour talking one on one with pope francis earlier this month, and hes sitting at my desk now. >> good morning, chuck. >> let me start with the basic question, and thats what i wanted to get at in our poll, is the most important then for the church at this point is, are they bringing nonpracticing catholics back to the flock? >> i think pope francis has got everyones attention. >> right. >> thats a good thing. he has put ...

Since the last time we asked the question in august of 99. its up even more when you compare to august 94. the fact is, religion has become less of a priority overall for americans. meanwhile, the popularity of pope francis has attracted, in his first year as the head of the catholic church, is remarkable. he was voted "time" person of the year months after he was elected. jorge became the pope of many firsts a year ago today. hes the first non-european pope in the modern era, the first from sou...

And in case where is nonpracticing catholics or declared nonbelievers request the celebration of marriage, describe how this pastoral challenge is dealt with. also do the divorce and remarried feel marginalized or suffer from the impocket of receiving the sacraments? if youre not catholic or a lapsed catholic, you may think what difference does all this make to me? but it does. it could be a difference of life or death because the policy of the pope and the church he leads has a reach that affec...

Issue. the american experiment is being put in jeopardy. i dont think all the protesters are on that level in their protest because abortion rights, or, that is to say, the violation of the prohibition against abortion, is a prominent issue for most christians. and jews. and others. would believe in the right-to-life. >>neil: but it is interesting and i will wrap up on this notion, father, that you hear there is a big game between the practicing religious and the nonpracticing religious or in yo...

And whether or not most catholics or anyone believes in birth control, this is the teaching of our church and the reality is this: as my jewish friends with say you try knocking israel in the eye and they will say stay away, and most may not agree with the specific religious doctrine but dont take away my right to believe i have a right to object to this program. he is feeling the pressure. taking a political step. for two weeks in most churches around america we have been saying, write to the p...

Are they running on empty? also, this morning one year on the job. find out what americans think about pope francis, particularly catholics, in his one year at the vatican, and what our poll also shows about religious ties overall in america. its the rise of secular america. plus, the tdr 50 rolls on. the colorado focus dives into the gun debate that has pushed some of that states leaders out of their jobs already and is radically reshaping the way many western democrats could be talking abo...