CSPAN3 Politics And Public Policy Today September 25, 2015
And, in many cases, has given rise to a parallel structure which threatens the credibility of our institutions. I began this speech recalling the visits of my predecessors. I would hope that my words will be taken above all as a continuation of the final words of the address of pope paul vi, although spoken almost exactly 50 years ago, they remain ever timely. The hour has come when a pause, a moment of recollection, reflection, even of prayer, is absolutely needed so that we may think back over our common origin, our history, our common destiny. The appeal to the moral conscience of man has n...