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The pope said that the future of the church calls for more engagement. is he making a pesk reference to women in your view? >> well, i appreciate his change in tone. but we have seen from actions that theres been little change from the predecessors when it comes to role of women in the church. >> do you see him making room? that, perhaps, there is another way in which to incorporate women in authoritative roles or roles that speak to authority there within the catholic church? >> possibly. but c...

The styles, but pope francis said that nobody over the age of 80 can officially work within the vatican, and do you see other examples of the leadership to differentiate himself from the predecessors? >> yes. it is the accent of looking after the periphery, and the marginalized. he set up a shower and a barbershop for the poor people who hang around in the vatican, the homeless. he thinks very large, and he also thinks very small. he has wonderful habit as you have seen during his visit to the u...

Previous popes that you and i have covered and his effect on the american people. >> i think pope franciss effect in creating an extraordinary feeling of warmth in washington and new york has been quite remarkable. its not that his predecessors didnt do that, its that it seems to be even more electric this time. kathy cummings is exactly right, that what we are going to see today and tomorrow is the whole point of this trip or at least major point of this trip. youve heard hints of it before, li...

>> the church can exploit the great principles which it does. the pope has done that. when it comes to the concrete implementation, the formulation of the particular laws, you dont look to priests and bishops for that. the pope boldly gets involved in the conversation at the principles level. the church says everything should come under the lordship of christ. thats what evangelization means. the articulation of principles, for sure, is the responsibility of the church. the pope does that as joh...

Catholic church, hes not the whole thing. catholics live their faith at the local level and parishes. when they come back, theyre going to want to meet somebody like pope francis. if they dont, if the clergyman that they run into is cranky and judgmental and its the same old-same old, theyre going to turn around and go out the door again and never come back. we have to adopt the pastoral style of pope francis -- more welcoming, compassionate, less judgmental. then people might come back and stay...

Controversial than any other pope? >> it is hard to compare. john paul ii, was so frail and so sick, that all the things we see this pope doing, mingling in the crowd the way anderson was talking about, he couldnt do. pope benedict had no appetite for it. this pope by being much more in the mix by his two predecessors is naturally going to attract more commentary. >> he lobbied congress to abolish the death penalty but only said, very short about abortion, our responsibility to protect and defen...

Is type for the organization which they considered the appropriate response to this present moment of history marked by our technical ability to overcomedies stances and frontiers. and apparently to overcome all natural limit to the exercise of power . (0209fox555a.ecl) expressed by my predecessors, and reaffirming the importance which the catholic church attaches to this institution, and the hope which she places in its activities. the history of this organized

And all those who in one way or another take part in this meeting. and through you i also greet the citizens of all the nations represented in this hall. i thank you each and all of you for your efforts in the service. this is the fifth time a pope has visited the united nations.y predecessors. and my most recent predecessor now pope emeritus, benedict xvi in 2008. all of them express their great

Citizens of all the nations represented in this hall. i thank you, each and all of you, for your efforts in this service of mankind. this is the fifth time that a pope has visited the united nations. i follow in the foot steps of my predecessors paul pope vi in 1965, pope john paul ii in 1979 and 1995, and my most recent predecessor, now pope emeritus, benedict xvi in 2008. all of them expressed their great esteem for the organization, which they considered the appropriate juridical and politica...

I began this speech recalling the visits of my predecessors. and now i would hope that my words will be taken above all as a continuation of the final words of the address of pope paul vi, spoken almost exactly 50 years ago. they remain ever timely. and i quote, the hour has come when a pause, a moment of recollection, reflection, even of prayer, is absolutely needed so that we may think back over our common origin, our history, our common destiny.