While raising my brother and me, which was a challenge in and of itself. American people are working harder today than ever before. That is a fact. More hours, more productive, and yet, real wages are not any higher today. That is a disgrace. Virginia, west philadelphia, and most of our country. The more we can focus on those issues, i think the better off we will be. Host representative brendan boyle. Democrat from looking at a live picture hotel in Downtown Washington dc. We are waiting from a briefing from father Federico Lombardi. He is the vatican spokesman. It will get underway soon. We will have it for you life. Ve. The pump arriving two hours ago, around 4 00 p. M. Eastern time. The book now at the vatican mission, which is like an embassy on massachusetts avenue, kitty corner of the Vice President s residence. Here are some of the schedule coming up. A 40 5 a. M. , a welcoming ceremony on the south lawn of the white house. Andave that on cspan and then at 4 00 p. M. In the aft
Religion and daily activities are intertwined but in this country it is take it or leave it. Every churchgoing person will leave the church and go back next sunday and go to church again. It happens in every religion. I do not think it will be overlooked by the pope. Guest there is so much attention and even people who may be of no faith at all can help desk can help the he inspired by this man who walks the walk. He does not just talk the talk. This person who can see the individual and who is not afraid to call out people in power who are overlooking or harming the vulnerable. I think this pope has something wesay to all of us whether are faithful churchgoers are not and we have that freedom to hear what he says and disregard it, but that is human freedom. On the line for independents. A wonderful conversation this morning. I had some specific points and they get so convoluted by all the other things you want to address. I went to catholic school, altered by altar boy, all that and n
To restrain their colleagues if they attempt to reach out to touch the pope. Democrats, 202 7488000. For republicans 202 7488001. , 202 7488002. You can post your thoughts on twitter at cspanwj. And on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. The visit begins today and he begins mens in maryland. He will be greeted by president obama and the first lady. Events listed for the popes visit including wednesday a series of events including a stop at the white house for a welcoming ceremony at 8 45. At 4 00 in the afternoon a massive shrine and thursday it is that joint meeting of congress in which pope francis will address the body. That will be a 10 00 in the morning. To let us know more about this visit to the United States joining us on the phone is angela from bloombergs news. She is there white house correspondent. Could you tell us what the white house is hoping to gain from this visit . Is hoping tohouse gain a lot. It just so happens that the agendas of the president and the pope a
Economic system. He has repeatedly condemned the idolatry of the market and has said in a speech to its present harvey referred to in bolivia, when capital becomes an idol, you get pain, death, and a structured and the stench of the dung of the devil. Words, perhapsg a strong as carthage must be destroyed. His ideology is traditional, systemic, and anthropological. It is supremely traditional. But then it set the economy must be autonomous and shielded from hasuence of moral character led men to abuse the process and a thoroughly destructive way. Pope john the second set the state of inequality between individuals and nations not only still exists, it is increasing. It is obvious that a fundamental defect or rather a series of , indeed a defective machinery, is at the root of contemporary economics and materialistic civilization, which does not allow the human family to break free from such radically unjust situations. Onn paul to also said speaking of the poor and disadvantaged, it is
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