fundamental to their faith. this is odd, writes wills, since the matter is nowhere mentioned in the old testament, new testament or the early creeds. wills points out, the ban is placed on a complex extrapolation from vague language in one biblical verse. if you want to understand the main message of jesus christ, you don t have to search the scriptures. he says it again and again. blessed be ye poor for yours is the kingdom of god. jesus has specific advice on how to handle the poor. love them as you would christ himself, sell your possessions and give to the poor. when you hold a banquet, jesus explains, do not invite the wealthy and powerful because you do so in the hope that they will return the favor and reward you. instead, invite the dispossessed and you will be rewarded by god. we believe that people who are successful are more admirable in
when you hold a banquet do not invite the wealthy and powerful because you do so in the hope they will return the favor and reward you. instead invite the dispossessed and you will be rewarded by god. we believe that people who are successful are more admiral in some ways than the rest of us. in the kingdom of heaven the bible warns the last shall be first and the first last. in other words, be thankful for your success but don t think it makes you superior in any deep sense. he s been attacked of claimed as a marxist, unionist or radical environmentalist. he s simply reminding each of us that we have a moral obligation to be kind and generous to the poor and disadvantaged especially if we ve been fortunate. if you have a problem with this
spiritual leader. he does this relentlessly, doesn t he, and just does not miss an opportunity to put that spotlight on the poor, on the dispossessed and to do whatever he can for them. i ve covered every ten of his foreign trips so far, and these are always the centerpiece moments for him. the truth about francis is, as much as we want to make his speech to congress this morning the centerpiece of our attention because we ve got lots political fat to chew on, if you ask him, what s the highlight of his day, it s what he s going to do right now. these are the settings where he always comes alive. you see that. the body language changes. the posture changes. the face lights up. the expressions become more animated. the language becomes more of the heart. these are his people. they were before when he was in buenos aires, and they are now as pope. he s making a quick stop at the chapel. we can t see that. we re still wait to come to the catholic charities area. father, he is a jesuit
the pick moment for the american media will be that he s known for quoting people, jose marte, pope john paul ii. today martin luther king. the quote, we have defaulted on a promissory note, and it is time to honor it. what did that mean to you? the thing i love the most about this pope is that he mirrors jesus s teaching that we must always reach out to the marginalized, the dispossessed and the ostracized from our society. it s who jesus spent all of his time with. and we see this pope spending a lot of time with those people who are on the margins. and to quote martin luther king jr. is exactly right. also, exactly right for this moment in american history where we re also dealing with racism. and so this is a very smart pope. reporter: english is not his first language. it was important for him to speak to the american public in
joining me now, candidate bernie sanders who will be at the joint session of congress to hear the pope speak on thursday. senator, you issued a very enthusiastic welcome to the pope that struck you as more than pro forma, genuine enthusiasm. it struck me as a perfect encapsulation of this pole s appeal that a jewish man from brooklyn is as enthusiastic about the pope as you are. why you excited he s here? i think pope francis has played an extraordinary and brilliant and courageous role on then planet over the last several years. you know, is he one of the important religious leaders in the world. and he is dealing with issues that very few people in congress are prepared to deal with. is he talking about the morality of whether or not so few should have so much. and so many should have so little. he s talking about the dispossessed, the lonely elderly