it s all about power. whenever somebody talks about donald trump, oh, he s the servant of god. oh, my god. he s this, that, the other. you know, just start in the sermon on the mount. just start in matthew. read the beattitudes and find one that belongs to him. blessed are the meek, the merciful. blessed are the pure in heart. blessed are the peacemakers. i mean, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. i mean, again, we all fail. we all fall short. but he has intoxicated them. but you just look at everything jesus said. from matthew 5 to the end of matthew 7, the sermon on the mount, none of them, none of those characteristics seem to line up, even evangelicals would say, with jesus teachings. when russell moore talks about
had trouble walking, always, always working tirelessly with her husband, to build a future for their three children. nancy yang, 62. known as sister sunshine. she loved to play cards, piano. weekly volleyball game. always sharing her homegrown plants and vegetables with neighbors and friends, a dedicated mom, married nearly 40 years, a husband and wife who were always together, even in the last dance. value ten valentino al vera, 68 years olds. servant of god. life of the party, story teller, made the whole room laugh. a man devoted to his children and grandchildren.
as human rights in hong kong and mainland china and also russia s invasion of ukraine and more recently it is alleged that the cardinal wrote another note closer to his death with another scathing assessment of reforms within the catholic church, saying that the church s teachings on sexuality and women were toxic, toxic nightmare, so even posture mostly from australia s most powerful catholic ever continues to be an extremely controversial figure.- controversial figure. how do australians controversial figure. how do australians feel controversial figure. how do australians feel about - controversial figure. how do australians feel about it - controversial figure. how do | australians feel about it all? this is a man who has presided over the catholic church with his authority for many, many years. george pell was the archbishop of melbourne and sydney and he is a polarising figure to many. he has been a great servant of god, it was once upon a time a senior
of the altar. outside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that snaked around st peter s square. in through the doors to pay their respects. in just the first five hours, vatican police say 40,000 people filed past benedict xvi, and they came from all over the catholic world. it s just one of those once in a lifetime moments where you kind of feel more and more emotional as you get closer to viewing, you know, the pope s body and realise the impact that he s had, i guess, on everybody. so there was a kind of a sombre mood as the walk progressed. what was that moment like for you when you were paying respects? that moment, ifeel so honoured because pope benedict was a servant of god. we honour him. we follow his example. there s been much discussion
there, he was taken through the nave to be placed in front of the altar. 0utside, while the ceremony was taking place, thousands had formed a queue that snaked around st peter s square. these were among the first allowed in through the doors to pay their respects. in just the first five hours, vatican police say 40,000 people filed past benedict xvi, and they came from all over the catholic world. it s just one of those once in a lifetime moments where you kind of feel more and more emotional as you get closer to viewing, you know, the pope s body and realise the impact that he s had, i guess, on everybody. so there was a kind of a sombre mood as the walk progressed. what was that moment like for you when you were paying respects? that moment, i feel so honoured because pope benedict was a servant of god.