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Christmas -- the reason we celebrate it is because it's to recognize that god's greatest gift to mankind through his son, jesus christ, that provides the hope for redemption, forgiveness, eternal life, and i think that we can never forget jesus, and the great commandment taught that we're supposed to love our neighbors as ourselves. i think if w by that commandment, that we would see a totally different world. you know, he taught personal charity. it means he didn't say go vote for somebody who is going to take money from your neighbor and give it to the poor. he said, you help the poor. so it...

And he's listening to real problems. this is not sugar coated. this is people from all over the world, this is the world congress of families. and he's listening to them and then he's greeting them. and watch him walk. i mean, he can barely get up there. this is not an easy thing. and i think what he's doing to us the in actions is, go and do what you know you should do. go and love. go and follow the great commandment of jesus, to love one another, and to love our neighbors, as ourselves. to love our enemies. and, of course, to love them in a way that they can feel love. and that's what he's ...

Everyone has a right to defend their life. what is happening with isis and the idea is simply caliphate, is simply taking simp intolerance and hatred and violence to a new institutional level. and, yes, everyone has a right to defend themselves. and institutions have a right to defend themselves.selves >> on a much happier note the holy father will be visiting the u.s., including here in t's earl washington, in september. i know it's early but do you have a sense of the message that he hopes to bring to this country? >> i think what we're going to hear from him is something we've heard over an...

To love one another. the great commandment is echoed over and over and over again in the teaching of pope francis, but i think what people see and why they're so attracted to him. i am told he has the highest popularity rating of anyone i think one of the reasons for that, chris, is we see in him not just the message, but how you do it. the way in which he lives treats people, responds to people says i think to many people, says to me he sounds and looks a lot like what jesus would have sounded like. >> there are on the other hand, some church practices that some american catholics are not hap...

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