philadelphia. and it was pope benedict, actually, who promised that he d be here, so pope francis was fulfilling a promise made by his predecessor to be here, and the entire visit was scheduled exactly around this. and how many people are expected there? 1.5 million people? 1.5 million. okay. in terms of chairs, how many chairs are there? i can t a lot. i see a lot. i think it s also interesting, this is philadelphia, a city that s not used to these big crowds for these big events in the way that washington, d.c., and new york are. so this has been this has just been a big planning event and i think it s going to go splendidly. it s taken philadelphia a little bit out of its comfort zone. kathleen, one thing about this event, i mean, certainly the pope welcomes young, old, families, anyone into his midst when he s preaching there in rome, but this is an event
previous popes that you and i have covered and his effect on the american people. i think pope francis s effect in creating an extraordinary feeling of warmth in washington and new york has been quite remarkable. it s not that his predecessors didn t do that, it s that it seems to be even more electric this time. kathy cummings is exactly right, that what we are going to see today and tomorrow is the whole point of this trip or at least major point of this trip. you ve heard hints of it before, like john paul ii, like benedict x xvi, pope francis is concerned about the state of marriages and families. he s concerned about women abandoned by irresponsible men, he s concerned about the divorce rate throughout the western world. he s frankly concerned about the redefinition of marriage in some