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Calling francis fatigue. it's displacing the francis effect. he started off so high. what's your response to that? >> well, my first response is, victor, it's not a popularity contest for him. i mean, it's not exactly an election he sought, that he wanted. he's not looking to be re-elected. and so, i don't think that these polls matter to him or to the vatican. having said that, you're going to start off high with a lot of popularity. and then, when you start to make decisions or some would say not make decisions, those polls are going to be impacted. conservatives are kind of angry at him bec...

Great sense of people feeling a lot closer to the church than they did, say, two years ago. that is part of the francis effect. he touches people and he showed them a face of the church that always has been there that hasn't always been so ever den: the face of a loving and forgiving christ if his church. >> let me pick up on that, the pope famously said that he sees the church as a field hospital after battle and he wants to spend less time arguing over doctrine and more time ministering to the poor. has it changed your approach and that of your priests? >> what he is saying to us and this is...

S pope francis led his second easter mass at the vatican today pope francis led over 100,000 at st. peter's and prayed for peace in syria and ukraine. i spoke with the archbishop of washington, dc, donald cardinal wurle. let's start with what is called the francis effect, the impact of the pope, his first year in. has he made a difference in the life of the church in washington? >> i think so. there is a difference. in a certain sense it is intangible a sense of spirit, a sense of being uplifted and a

Thousands of pilgrims around the world are celebrating easter in the holy land. according to christian tradition, jesus was resurrected on easter sunday. >> there's a sense of spirit, there's a sense of being uplifted. there's a great sense of people feeling a lot closer to the church than they did, say, two years ago. that's part of the francis effect. he touches people and he shows them a face of the church that's always been there, that hasn't always been quite as evidence. >> from palm sunday a week ago, to easter today. christians the world over have been celebrating a very holy week. fox...

Catholics. that is almost double president obama's approval rating here at home. do you think he's trying to get a little bit of the aura of the pope by meeting with him and being seen with him? >> he might. it's logical that the president would want to meet with the pope and popes have been meeting with world leaders so i think it's more of a courtesy visit. yeah, it wouldn't help obama to get a little of the francis effect. however, i'm not sure that francis wants the obama effect. >> i want to read you a letter that's in "the new york times" today. it's catholics for choice. pope francis is...