priests, he said, no, that issue was settled by john paul ii long ago. so clearly it s not an issue he s going to revisit. the ordination of women. we are just looking at some aerials of some of the 3 million people on copacabana beach. i don t know what the high point was for you. perhaps it was that vast array of people and the energy. i think there are so many highlights from this trip. certainly the mass yesterday and you had more than 3 million people on copacabana beach. i was out there in the midst of them and it was very peaceful, very solemn and very respectful service. you think 3 million people gathered in one place, it s got to be a little zany. but i was struck by how during the pope s homily the people
things he may bring out changes but not don t expect him to change on the ordination of women or celibacy for priests. jim bittermann for us this morning, thanks, jim. he s at the vatican. let s get back to bishop david o connell and richard hill gartner. you ve been here for the last couple of weeks. when jim bittermann described how the pope first arrived he said he was wearing priestley black, which i guess is what you re wearing. how unusual would that be for a new pope to come out of the traditional white robe? it s very unusual. a pope once selected, once he accepts the election would appear in anything but the papal white. so it s an interesting kind of move or departure from tradition. how do you read that? now we have several moves and departures. little moments of departure from tradition. what s your interpretation? could be the white didn t fit him too well. could be. comfortable in the black. or we he just fell he was going
role, there s very little difference on them among them on policy, on what would come next, on, as you said, things like contraception, ordination of women. all the people in the running would be quite orthodox leading the orthodox catholic church, so i really don t think that he s going to get very involved in you are so pessimistic here. i want to go to e.j. now because there s two good things that can happen. i m a progressive on catholic issues and all kinds of issues. you are, too, e.j. i think melinda is, too. one, we get a guy like scola who turns out to be more liberal than the pope thinks, and second, some way out candidate we never heard of perhaps from italy that s where the liberals come from comes forth and offers himself up, and we pull a big surprise because scola can t put it together. let s stipulate we would probably pick a nun.
organizations from participating in or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. yesterday, the vatican reprimanded american nuns on political grounds. so surely a reprimand from the vatican to the political bishop you just saw attacking president obama should be coming any moment now unless, of course, the vatican is only upset with religious people who seem to be leaning slightly left. the vatican charged the leadership conference of women religious, the nation s largest group of catholic nuns of espousing radical feminist ideas and challenging church doctrine on the ordination of women appointed peter sartane. he already has his hands full in seattle where he s collecting
banning tax exempt religious organizations from participating in or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. yesterday, the vatican reprimanded american nuns on political grounds. so surely a reprimand from the vatican to the political bishop you just saw attacking president obama should be coming any moment now unless, of course, the vatican is only upset with religious people who seem to be leaning slightly left. the vatican charged the leadership conference of women religious, the nation s largest group of catholic nuns of espousing radical feminist ideas and challenging church doctrine on the ordination of women