mexico, one of the largest catholic countries in the world, and to cuba. the church s activity has been severely curtailed in the island nation, and the pope asked that catholics at least be allowed to run their own schools there in one of the most important decisions of his papacy. pick the 16th. but john paul, the second on the fast track to sainthood. deciding that his predecessor should be declared blessed the last step before he officially becomes a saint. it was his age and frail health prompted a decision in 2013 for benedict to step down as the leader of the worldwide catholic church. moved and shocked the catholic faithful around the world. benedict 16th was the first head of the roman catholic church to resign in almost 600 years. fox news. joining us now is bishop robert barron with the diocese of winona rochester, minnesota, is also the founder of word on fire. bishop thank you for
with the queen. the pope addressed dignitaries and politicians in westminster hall, a significant meeting in a significant location, the very place where almost 500 years earlier the catholic st. thomas moore was condemned to death. although he was nearly 85 at the time and had just begun to use a cane in public, in march of 2012, pope benedict also traveled to mexico, one of the largest catholic countries in the world and to cuba. the church s activity has been significantly curtailed in the island nation and the pope asked that catholics at least be allowed to run their own schools there. and pope benedict put pope john paul to be on the fast track to sainthood. and he stepped down as leader of the worldwide catholic
the data as it s available at the time and as new data comes sometimes the recommendations and the interpretations change. that clearly can be interpreted as well they are flip-flopping. reporter: therein lay the controversies fauci was swept into as the nation grappled with the limits of government intervention. you were famously beat up throughout this by voices on the right. but on the left you had people that were, i mean they were elevating you to sainthood, dr. fauci said it, it s good. i think those extremes are in some respects inappropriate and sometimes really counterproductive. the profound adulation, which is, you know, a little bit unusual here, i don t pay much attention to that. but also the conspiracy theory distortions of reality and propagation of untruths is also counterproductive. reporter: the doctor who helped lead the battle against
i think 99.9% of the time, i have been my usual self, which is very calm and measured. and now with all due respect, i m not going to take that from anybody, including a senator. so that was the one time that i felt that i probably should not have, but i think that s the only time that i really did that, because i, i don t mind oversight at all, i think oversight is a productive part of the process. but when you start off by, you know, being accusatory, based on, you know, no evidence whatsoever, and working a slanderous comment, that has to go answered. you can t let that go unanswered. i also asked him about the fact that while there were many on the right who took limb to task, there were many on the left who who idolized him and put him at sainthood and he talked about that and recognized that neither is necessarily done and in fact counter product tific to the overall mission of
Father Baker, who served at St. Joseph s Cathedral in Buffalo after his ordination in 1876, was beloved in his lifetime for his charitable efforts for the poor, including serving thousands of meals during the Great Depression.