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Importance of nuns at st. patrick's, which got a huge -- >> many of us were really very heartened to hear him say that. i think the nuns have done amazing work and really uplifting for them to hear that the pope loves them, you next as much as the rest of america loves them and it was a little disappointing that the mass today didn't include any women on the alter because women do, for some people that's their only exposure to catholic mass and parishes all over new york every sunday there are women giving outcome m communion and singing and praying from the alter and not on the alter and that...

Talk all about this. becky, as the state representative said there, this feels as a re-victimization, because they don't feel like this pope, despite what he's done, called for a special tribunal, saying that these were crimes, what happened in the church. they don't yet feel that it's being dealt with well enough. >> the other thing he said in st. patrick's, he talked about the bishops' pain. he called this a difficult moment. my abuse is a difficult moment for the bishops? it's a difficult moment for victims. he talked about the bishops' sacrifice, he talked about the bishops' courage. you k...

Highly secure, anybody whose in the surrounding blocks around st. patrick's today has gone through metal detectors. several blocks from here as the crowds continue up fifth avenue. those people have not necessarily gone through that level of security. let's just listen. [ cheers ] >> for everybody inside st. patrick's cathedral, once in a lifetime opportunity to see their pope in that extraordinary house of worship. >> i want to mention before we turn the page from st. patrick's, this building was begin in the 1850s and the idea of the -- when it was open, this was an open field with 100,000

How much actual influence does he have? >> on the specific issues, very, very little. you have heard the phrase cafeteria catholics. congress is going to behave like cafeteria catholics. see, you mentioned this. that's what i agree with. they are going to taste. john boehner considers himself a devout catholic and so does nancy pelosi. they will walk away from that address with different conclusions. i hope it was one of those moments where all of them hear a call to be bigger than themselves. that's something i hope everyone can walk away with and work with a little bit less animosity in the ...

Has risen from these ashes. and he will focus on that. >> meeting with some dignitaries, charles schumer, who we talked to last night, who was also at st. patrick's. we should point out before meeting with dignitaries, he was meeting with some other family members. some was unplanned. some family members were preselected but some was also impromptu, meeting with more families who are at the site. we should point out, there are several -- maybe 100 to 200 or so people who have not met with pope francis, but who are around the south reflecting pool, just wanted to be here and lucky enough to be ...