protected. empower us with your grace so that we might resist the temptation to replace the moral law with idols of our own making. or to remake those institutions you have given us for the nurturing of life and community. >> laura: in that prayer, he took down two of the pillars of this convention, right? >> he did. >> laura: abortion on demand and gay marriage. >> he did. >> laura: you are a catholic, right? >> i'm only half catholic and i only half practice i have known every cardinal since feldman in the 1960's, cardinal dollan follows in the great tradition of political activists. most powerful catholic in the united states. he is the pope of america in many ways. he is very charismatic. is he very blunt. he went to the rnc and delivered almost the same benediction there and roundly criticized by the democrats. guess what? you want me to come to your convention i will come to your convention. he went it the democratic national convention and he delivered the same benediction and there it was, you know,