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Come into our hearts through christ our lord. ♪ >> in many ways, we now move to the second half of this catholic mass, the literagy for the eucharist. explain the significance part of the service now. >> it's the liturgy of the eucharist. we catholics believe that wine becomes the body and the blood of christ sacramentally.
To orchestrate every single one of them, at the vatican and on papal trips. >> one thing we've learned over the past few days -- and i'm speaking a bit for myself, maybe -- but a lot of people who are not catholic are appreciating the ritual and the pomp is not the word that the pope would want to apply, but the pomp and circumstance of the catholic ritual and someone who is catholic, you may think, why is all of this necessary? you can see how important and special this can be when you see these rituals invoked by the pope. >> catholicism is a sacramental tradition. we catholics respond not j...
Hope we reflect on his call to serve the common good, recognizing differences, respecting differences, talking about our differences but moving beyond them to serve the common good. that's what the pope is talking about and i hope, i don't think it will solve all problems but inch ahead to move beyond the gridlock we see so common in our public life these days. >> i assume you agree with so many that this historic visit by the pope to the united states will really strengthen the catholic church here in the united states and bring more people including young people back into the church. >> well...
Testing for devices. they are taking this very seriously, indeed. probably the largest security operation the nypd says they have ever engaged in, at least in recent memory. >> i come every year for the u.n. general assembly. i don't remember security like this whole city block shut off. explain the symbolism in the fiat. >> well -- >> point out one helicopter looks like it's landing now. properly the pope's helicopter. >> let's take a look. the fiat was my suggestion, the fiat perhaps is a message on the part of the vatican because fiat, for a lot of catholics, they will recognize it as the w...
Session of congress today. i grew up inearliest memories, my dad and jfk and suspicion to be catholic and american. to see the pope address congress today was a tremendously moving experience for me and i'm sure if many other catholics in this country, just a joyful moment. >> what was the highlight from your prospective of that address? >> it is hard to pick out one. i think the highlight was this setting and this very simple elderly man coming in and really moving such a body like the joint session of congress, but he clearly was appealing to the highest american ideas. he was appealing to t...