A yogi berra. We remember an american original. Good evening on this historic night from washington. Pope francis greeted by tens of thousands of americans here in our nations capital. Stopping the pope mobile, lifting children to bless them. Speaking english on the south lawn of the white house, calling america a nation of immigrants, founded on religious freedom. Quoting Martin Luther king jr. , issuing a call to action on climate change. Then uttering those three words god bless america. The images of this day. President obama, the first lady with the pope, waving from that balcony. Later, walking the path along the rose garden. Faking to the streets in the pope mobile. That jeep wrangler. And just a short time ago, making history here. The pope and the saint, canonized right here in the u. S. We have Team Coverage of every moment, every step tonight. Abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran, traveling with the pope and leading us off. Reporter on a glorious sundappled morning a
They hand to the holy father. When you see them give a flower to the holy father, that is a symbol to him that a prayer has been answered. So a tremendous amount of beauty. We have a band here. They have been practicing for the holy father. Theyll play for him. Many of the people we saw congressman king here ready to greet the pontiff. They are a little behind schedule. The plane, weve been asked about the plane he will be arriving on while the holy father is in the United States. Its an American Airlines boeing 777200. A regular commercial airliner. Its been privately chartered by the u. S. Conference of bishops to take the holy father to new york and to philly. Thats what hell be traveling on. Once he lands at Kennedy Airport, hell be on the helicopter. I dont know if we can get a shot of the helicopter. This is very similar to what the president will be flying on, marine 1. There are two helicopters like that. In terms of the overall security plan, in terms of whats happening, the h
Joes. And father gus poleo in norristown. Earlier this morning pope francis made history by meeting with victims of sexual abuse. Translator in my heart these stories of suffer iing of those youth that were sexually abused and it continues to be on my mind, the people father byron, for victims of sexual abuse by priests, what the pope said today, is it enough or does the church have to do more . Its never enough, but the church has to do more, the church has to continue. And the faulty supervision but going back to training of young men that present themselves as candidates, some of them should have been weeded out along the way. Sexual abuse of minors and ped well be able to hold on to that moment up, or catholics will be able to hold on to that momentum but there are still many problems. Father you are work with many intercontinental montelucia what will this do to energize your congregation . It already has. It already has. People, this week, i was very popular, i was popular becaus
Shot. And yogi berra. We remember an american original. Good evening on this historic night from washington. Pope francis greeted by tens of thousands of americans here in our nations capital. Stopping the pope mobile, lifting children to bless them. Speaking english on the south lawn of the white house, calling america a nation of immigrants, founded on religious freedom. Quoting Martin Luther king jr. , issuing a call to action on climate change. Then uttering those three words god bless america. The images of this day. President obama, the first lady with the pope, waving from that balcony. Later, walking the path along the rose garden. Faking to the streets in the pope mobile. That jeep wrangler. And just a short time ago, making history here. The pope and the saint, canonized right here in the u. S. We have Team Coverage of every moment, every step tonight. Abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran, traveling with the pope and leading us off. Reporter on a glorious sundappled m
Of the old comminon. It ultimately extended to the Supreme Courts decision of the separation between church and state. In his latest book todays speaker tells the story of that statchute beginning with the background and strug story of that statute beginning with the background and struggles at that ime. Irginias statchute statute had the most liberal interpretation than any other state at the time. Thomas e. Buckley is currently proffer in residence in los angeles. He taught in the History Department for 22 years after receiving his doctorate from the university of california, santa why barbara, in 1973. From 1996 to 2012 he was professor of modern christian history at the Jesuit School of theology. Hes also worked in rome, santa clara university, and peking university. His writing is based on the separation of church and state. Hes the author of the great catastrophe of my life. Divorce in the old deminon. His latest book is establishing religious freedom. Thomas is an old friend of