there s a sense of being uplifted. there s a great sense of people feeling a lot closer to the church than they did, say, two years ago. that s part of the francis affect. he touches people, and he shows them a face of the church that s always been there that hasn t always been quite as evident. the face of a loving, forgiving christ in his church. let me pick up on that because the pope famously said that he sees the church as a field hospital after battle, and he wants it to spend less time arguing over doctrine and more time ministering to the poor. has it changed your approach and that of your priests? i think what he is saying to us and this is very important, and i like to think that he is helping us do what we have tried to do. he is saying to us the teachings
the doctrine of the church never changes, john 23rd called the council. he was loved by people because of his simplicity, a lot like francis. when he was elected as pope, i see my minute industry as implementing that council. i think what pope francis is saying there s a wonderful continuity in the june ongoing do you have an easter message for us? easter is always for every christian a time of the celebration of the resurrection of jesus christ from the dead. so it s a time for us of great hope, but for the whole world, it s also a time of hope to realize that we never have to
them because that s our responsibility as catholics, to educate them to get ahead in life. they don t have to be catholic to attend. we don t want the president to say, if you re going to do it, this is the way you must do it. easter of course is one of the most sacred days in the church calendar. but there are some who are saying that next sunday, a week from sunday will actually be an even bigger day in st. peters because the pope and we have the pictures on the john 23rd to the cannonized to be saints. do you think that francis is making a statement cannonizing a man who is seen as a progressive pope and one who is seen as a conservative pope on the same day? what they are saying, there is a continuity in the church.
the doctrine of the church never changes, john 23rd called the council. he was loved by people because of his simplicity, a lot like francis. when he was elected as pope, i see my minute industry as implementing that council. i think what pope francis is saying there s a wonderful continuity in the june ongoing do you have an easter message for us? easter is always for every christian a time of the celebration of the resurrection of jesus christ from the dead. so it s a time for us of great hope, but for the whole world, it s also a time of hope to realize that we never have to
s pope francis led his second easter mass at the vatican today pope francis led over 100,000 at st. peter s and prayed for peace in syria and ukraine. i spoke with the archbishop of washington, dc, donald cardinal wurle. let s start with what is called the francis effect, the impact of the pope, his first year in. has he made a difference in the life of the church in washington? i think so. there is a difference. in a certain sense it is intangible a sense of spirit, a sense of being uplifted and a