Catholic leader was welcomed on the south lawn with a 21gun salute. The pope spoke to americans on this, his first trip to the u. S. He met with the president in the oval office and was welcomed where he kissed several babies in the crowd. Mike, it has been a whirlwind of a day for the pope. And some political some politics in this address this morning, right . Reporter its only halfover yet. Some striking images, profound words on the part of the pope. The president obama and the pope singing on some of the major issues of the day. The pope arrived on the south lawn of the white house among ceremony, trumpets greeting him, as were the first lady and the president , president obama. The pope talked about the key issues these two have men have in common, immigration, religious rights and climate change. Perhaps the biggest one of all. Heres more of what the pope had to say. The son of an immigrant family, im happy to be a guest in this country, which was lastly built by such families. [
A. Good crowd down here today, and joining us on our set is George Weigel who is the author of in this book hes the author of several books, but this is his most recent, evangelical catholicism. Mr. Weigel, what is evangelical catholicism . Guest its a catholicism thats being born in the 21st century out of the 125year reform history reform period in the history of the church. It was given, i think, a definitive form by Pope John Paul ii and Pope Benedict vxi. In pope francis youre seeing an expression of this new missionary thrust in the church, a church that no longer can count on the culture to make its proposal for it. It has to make its proposal on its own. Host what does that mean . Guest it means that the culture in which i grew up 55 years ago in baltimore helped transmit the thing. That is not the case anymore. You cant walk through any mall in suburban and not have washington and not have christian convictions assaulted. So the church has had to rediscover what its essence al
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