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That audience reaction from the pews. it is kind of new last ten or 20 years where you can express your reaction to what you have just heard, maybe a public announcement. that is fairly new i think in our culture. let me bring in former u.s. ambassador to the vatican, former boston mayor. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us tonight. this is a big city. it's not quite the hub of the universe but it's a pretty big city in new york. it is interesting that he talked about the complexity and sometimes the friction of living in a city with ethnic groups. i felt at home i can identify what he was saying...

Pope francis is now very well known for being an advocate for the marginalized, the poor, et cetera. but he comes to that as a man of prayer. it's what he does at the altar that makes what he does as an advocate make sense in catholic terms. he said numerous times he doesn't want the catholic church to turn into just another non-government organization. it has to be about the proclamation of the gospel. the invitation to what he talked about tonight, friendship with jesus christ. and that sometimes best comes through witness and service. so it's all a package for him. but ultimately it goes ba...

Mentioned. he'll sprinkle holy water. remember, this cathedral has just undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation to restore this beautiful building behind us and you have pope francis, pope of the poor, pope of the people walking in here and will bless it and he's going to revel in it but i think we can't miss that maybe he might have an opinion on that. >> interesting. >> bishop o'connell, the pope will be meeting with cardinal timothy dolan and the clergy. you were honored to host both pope benedict xvi during his visit to the united states in 2008. how much work goes into a papal visit? ...

Fixation on orthdox and said all of us need god and particulary support the poor. the pope has taken the focus away from the orthodox and the narrow concern with personal morality and opened it up saying the church and all of humanity has to be concerned with the larger issues and war and peace and poverty and the inequities and that is what we need to focus on today. >> what is the impact of him being here in the united states do you think? >> people who care about the future generations in my community in particular want to see this issue of global climate change framed as he has been framin...

That common ground that we as catholics stand on is found around the eucharistic table, the altar. as we approach that table to share and the one body and one blood of christ, that is our common ground. that's what unites us. we are invited to follow him and if i dealt with coherency and we do it by bringing our own particular gifts and intentions. there's no conflict between a catholic that wants to advocate on behalf of the poor. there's no conflict between the social justice catholic or a pro-life catholic. we're the same church, the same gospel that we're witnessing to. >> you do have a gr...