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Comedy is in 2017. she says, "i feel as if i'm about to give birth to a baby that is already dead." stephen colbert is a about catholic -- a devout catholic. we hear it all the time. instead of saying, gets that we are in a politically incorrect world, he doesn't say anything. instead, he makes a joke, he says, hey, that is the kind of panel discussion you have on short on these days. that's where we are in 2017 207 these days. we call strangers nazis without them having the ability to defend themselves, then we are comparing that to stillborn births. >> tucker: here is something i did find ki...

For the real pope francis." >> i know you're a devout catholic. >> yes. >> you spent years working on this book, going to argentina, trying to ascertain who pope francis really is. i wouldast you in a few words, two or three words, describe pope francis. what is he, who is he? >> you want me to describe the pope in two or three words? >> yeah, you know. >> i'll give you one. one is humble. >> that's the one i was going to give you. >> the other is merciful, the hallmark of his papacy, the hallmark when he was cardinal and bishop and through his life, and different from being nice to somebody o...

War up there with boehner resigning and now you'll have a huge fight over who will be majority leader. we assume kevin mccarthy will rise up. >> not assuming anything anymore in this race. >> i have to tell you as boehner was resigning, i was in new york and the most moving experience that i had was watching the pope at ground zero in the interfaith prayer. go online and watch that because that was profound. >> go ahead, very quickly. >> speaker boehner was one of the people most profoundly affected by the pope's presence. he was deeply moved, he's a devout catholic. one wonder what is that ha...

The country. that is their chant. i also want to introduce you to the -- i've anointed mary here from raleigh, north carolina, the cutest child out here right now. how old are you? >> 9. >> reporter: having fun? >> yes. >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of families have been out here all week for the world families meeting. this is the big anchor event that has brought the pope here. more excited in the hours ahead. jake? >> thanks so much, miguel. pope francis also graced capitol hill this week at the invitation of house speaker john boehner. john boehner is a devout catholic. he was visibly mov...

Of, of the majority caucus in any house of a legislature. and so i can understand the challenges that the speaker was up against. but it's really quite a surprising thing. you're right, he's a person who was educated inth catholic faith, a devout catholic. he was clearly very moved by the pope's statements yesterday. i note that he read the prayer of st. francis to those of his colleagues, to whom he announced his resignation. that's a prayer that requests among other things, peace of mind. i think he was signaling that he's making this decision with peace of mind, having examined his own cons...