loud and clear. it sounds like perhaps, perhaps something really needs to be done. bob ferber, thank you very, very much. i appreciate your perspective. you re very welcome. coming up, the pope raising eyebrows yet again after attacking capitalism and saying changes are coming to the catholic church. this as we learn whether americans are fond of francis and his blunt assessment of the church. [ male announcer ] over time, you ve come to realize. [ starter ] ready! [ starting gun goes off ] [ male announcer ] it s less of a race. yeah! [ male announcer ] and more of a journey. keep going strong. and as you look for a medicare supplement insurance plan. expect the same kind of commitment you demand of yourself. aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long.
you re looking to see if that dog will actually sit. you want that dog not to nudge it or not to touch it. it could be very sensitive. it could literally, you know, trigger something that you and i don t want to be here today talking about. what s most important is ensuring that we re doing every single thing that we can do to ensure that nothing harmful is being uploaded to any of these aircrafts. that is just a piece of our reporting. go to cnn.com/atl24. again, cnn.com/atl24. you can see all that fascinating reporting yourself, behind the scenes of atlanta s airport. coming up, the pope once again bucking tradition and declaring changes are coming to the church. and he s pretty specific in his criticisms, which include greed and capitalism. that is coming up. also a segment you will be talking about tonight. listen to this. a mother telling her college-age
well, i think part of it is his personality, which is very beguiling. it s not as if previous popes didn t want a missionary or merciful church. the difference is francis has indicated a willingness to put his money where his mouth is, to embrace real change. he did take a couple things off the table in this document. he said no to women priests and he said church teaching on abortion isn t going to change, but beyond that, he said he s open to what he called a conversion of the papacy, a kind of decentralization of the church. he wants to empower women in laity and it could have huge consequenc consequences. pro-choice politicians have been threatened from being turned away from the communion line. people say this isn t just rhetoric, it s big. you also have pugh research
john allen. john, nice to see you today. you are the perfect person to talk about all this with, because there are more than one billion catholics worldwide. what types of things do you think catholics will see here change-wise, and when? well, brooke, fundamentally, i think they are going to focus on the dream that francis presented in this document. i actually in a piece for my paper, the national catholic reporter, called this his i have a dream speech because he says he has this dream of a church that is more missionary, more focused on reaching out rather than collapsing in on itself, and that is more merciful, rather than focusing on what he calls rules that make us harsh judges, he wants a church that s more compassionate and tolerant. everything we know tells us that that message is resonating tremendously at the catholic grassroots all around the world. is that kind of message really, though, much of a departure from previous popes or is it just the way in which he s wri