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i want to ask you for a favor before the bishop blesses the people. i want for you to pray to the lord, so that he can bless me. so i want for the people to ask the lord for a blessing for its bishop. bret: pope francis today, off-script moment there, after he was addressing the people in saint peter s square. we have a special group of experts with us now to talk about the election of pope francis. steven white, fellow with the catholic studies program at the ethics in public policy center and joins us from here in washington. kathryn lopez, editor at large of national review and coordinator of catholic voices usa. she joins us from rome. father monte is franciscan friar in the new york studio. david kerr is with global catholic television, ewtn also from rome. thank you for joining us. father monte, i want to start with you. pope francis is the first
the longest 4g lte battery in a razr thin profile. with 32 hours of battery life that turns an all-nighter, into a two-nighter. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-endurance. droid-powerful. bret: back with a special panel. steven white, fellow with the catholic studies program of the ethics of the public policy center. kathryn lopez, editor at large of national review. monte is a franciscan friar. we lost david kerr there as he gets ready for shepard smith s show in a few minutes from that position. steven, you heard cardinal wuerl on the decision they made inside the sistine chapel. and about the issue of being a reformer. pope francis. how much do you think he will
0 patients, kissing and washing their feet. and he visited the poor. he shunned having a large palace for the bishop brick. he cooks his own meal. to have someone representing those values is something we need. reporter: there seems to be strong enthusiasm about the electors selected a man from where protestant evangelicals have been making strong gains. it is interesting because we see the church growing all around the world. the eurocentric focus. and now we see the burgeoning churches in asia and latin america and in africa. i think the cardinals made strong statement about the growth of the church and the revitalization of the church. that will come from places, most especially like latin america. lawmakers in washington are offering their congratulations as well. i m happy they were able to come to a choice as quickly as they did. i think reaching out beyond the traditional continent of our church is another big step in the right direction for the church. the president
cardinals on 19 april, 2005. amazing. welcome in a special panel to talk about the resignation. kathryn lopez with national review online. she talked to the pope last fall. david kerr is the correspondent with ewtn, global catholic media network in the u.s.. steven white is the fellow in the catholic studies program at ethics and public policy center in washington. i think we can get out of the way that everybody here was shocked and surprised when they got the news this morning. first, you talked with pope benedict and you had a conversation, and that experience and then you get this news today. what about that? that was shocking. but also, totally consistent in keeping with i think the pope and what we need right now. there is a lot of talk about renewal. evangelization and church