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23rd, wearing a long black dress with a huge veil. today it is not that kind of requirement, and certainly pope francis is not -- >> it was a choice. >> a choice by them. for example, when we're on the papal plane, we wear darker colors, nothing flashy, and don't wear mantias or head covering. it is a choice. it is out of respect more than anything. >> you have been to the vatican, it is a hum bling experience to see the pope and to be able to tour it the way president trump will tour it. >> if this is the first time he has been to the vatican, think of all that he experienced. he is going beh...

Columnist e. jchj. dion, and ho you broadly see the pope? >> well, i agree with the last segment of everything that mr. wi wi willey said. the pope said that the church is not a garden of antiques. he said that it is not a skeptical of mo dedernity and b critical of it when you need to be, but open to it as well. and as a sort of taking off point, john 23rd is a good one, and he shares with john paul's papalcy when he was vigorous a certain charisma and appeal and

Pope john paul ii, the conservative. but that dichotomy really obscures a lot more than it clarifies. these are two men who are both known as being important parts of the second council. john xxiii called the council and died, so he was not around to implement it. and in the years of confusion that followed, eventually was the pope from poland, john paul ii, who gave the council its sort of clearest and most definitive interpretation over his long pontificate. today those are reminded of the pope mobile and i remember seeing him when i was a soldier serving in germany. and i stood in ankle-dee...

Hand-in-hand with the truth that the church claims that is the bearer of, presents to the world. those things go together. john xxiii knew that, john ii, and francis these days. >> we appreciate your perspective in bringing that to light for us. and we know you'll be sitting there tomorrow to watch it, as well as 2 million people right there in st. peters square and so many more watching on television. thank you. >> thank you. by the way, we want to remind you you can see all the canonization coverage right here on the fox news channel tomorrow morning. it kicks off bright and early so make ...

>> you know, it's a very tough and tal order to live any life resembling that of jesus christ of nazareth. and we just celebrated easter and the resurrection. so what does this mean for the church, the entire church, going forward, when you see these -- the liberal and conservative coming together in this canonization? >> well, i think that that's -- it's a really interesting point. tomorrow is also -- what the church celebrates is divine mercy sunday. we heard a lot about mercy. when john xxiii opened the second council, he said the council had two goals, to preserve the doctrine of the churc...