CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield September 20, 2015 18:20:00
>> the pope meets the head of state of whenever country hes visiting all time so nothing unusual about that. his secretary of state meets the foreign minister on the opposite side so that is standard. >> reporter: the interplay of the vatican as a sovereign state. >> it takes that status seriously. it sees itself as a voice of conscience in world affairs. if you like, it seep ls itself as the worlds premier soft power. these meetings are an opportunity to wield some of that soft power. the meeti...
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