i thought i was going to go for a walk and pray the rosary. and so i asked him to pray for me and he asked me to pray for him and then we went our ways. so it was not that i had a meeting with him. it was a chance encounter on the walking on the street in rome as i was there the last few days because of my radio station. interesting though when you describe how he had the rosary and then touched him. that he was, is such a holy man. i want to ask you about where he stands on other issues. when we talk about reform, he opposed same-sex marriage in argentina. he opposed free contraception. he lost those battles in argentina. but they give a sense of where he stands. so when some people here reform they think reform on issues like that. it doesn t sound like he will do that sort of reform or am i
about this selection of pope francis today. the young which so amazing. bill, you wrote a series on the president. you called it obama s war on religion. now he s come out. he came out an congratulated this pope. will there be a change? will there be a change from this pope on those issues that you feel are so wrong? no one should be impugning the character of the president. he s a good man. we have have some serious disagreements with him. there is time for the politics later. i just hope that this pope brings with him a big stable of men and women from about wane yoes air yes, sir. there is a comfort level in the bureaucracy in the vatican which is not healthy. i hope he brings in some fresh blood, new men and women. into the vatican? that s right.
program. abortion, of course. does this worry you as someone who left the church due to social issues or do you think that some of the other things we heard about him are more important? i think that all of those issues are important and especially for catholics in the united states who are wanting to follow the church but have differences within their conscience as far as church teaching goes. i think it would be very important that the pope be open to considering new questions. there are things, i think, that the pope could do, and should do to start moving in a more inclusive direction. including women more. including gays and lesbians as recognizing that there are alternate ways of expressing one s sexuality, which are genuine, which are human.
of the united states weighs in on this. you know, we talk so much during this election about the importance of the catholic vote. well, president obama is president of all the people, people of faith, of course, and catholics and baptists and others. let me just say as a catholic, i agree with bill. this is a moment to rejoice. pope francis is a man of humility and what i read today i agree with mr. graham, it was really impressive that he is someone who stood not just in front of helping the poor and his country but someone who has spoken out very strongly about social justice issues. i was on campus today at georgetown. i rarely see my students and other students run and really celebrate something. but they were very enthusiastic
does this worry you as someone who left the church due to social issues or do you think that some of the other things we heard about him are more important? i think that all of those issues are important and especially for catholics in the united states. to start moving in a more inclusive direction, including women more, including gays and lesbians as recognizing that, you know, there are alternate ways of expressing one s sexuality, which are genuine, which are human. brian, let me ask. there has been some criticism today, and the president of g.l.a.d. came out with a statement. pope francis called adoption by