the church will call for reform, stronger regulations and a greater focus on people over profits. joining me from washington is father thomas reese of georgetown, university. thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> i know that you've described this statement of support as the vatican positioning itself to the left of nancy pelosi, which to me sounds like a bit of a new place for the vatican to be. is it? >> well, that's a problem. i mean, a lot of people in the united states think the pope is a republican because he opposes abortion and gay marriage. but when you look at his economic positions, he's much more comfortable with the people occupying wall street than he would be at any tea party. he has condemned the glaring scandal of inequality in the world. and he would like to see the economy not driven by profit but by an ethic that is very people centered. i think he is much more in common with the people on wall