cities. this was definitely a private aircraft designated for the pope s use so he can break that one rule there. but, again, the pope enjoying things. we re also told that during his helicopter ride from the tip of manhattan at the wall street heliport to jfk he really wanted to see and be flown over the statue of liberty and ellis island, so that quick tour was given to him before he boarded this plane at jfk and made that safe landing so pretty fun pictures there to see. at virtually every stop this pope has been greeted by huge crowds and a sea of camera phones and the trip comes as the vatican tries to find new ways in this age of smartphones and social media to bring the pope s message to the masses. let s bring in michael onassus and he s the author of the tweetable pope, a spiritual revolution in 140 characters. welcome to you. good to meet you. thanks for joining me, michael. great to be here. let s talk about the scores
independence mall with just a few hours to go now before pope francis address. the subject of that speech will be religious freedom. and we are now hearing that pope francis may have sought a little historical inspiration this morning. a vatican spokesman has shared that pope francis requested and then flew over the statue of liberty and ellis island on his way to jfk airport from the wall street heliport in manhattan this morning. that speech of course will only be the opening event. as more than a million people are expected to turn out tonight for the festival of families. it will happen on the benjamin franklin parkway. pope francis will parade through that in his popemobile before taking the stage. and earlier today we saw what may become one of the most enduring images of pope francis visit to the u.s. just minutes after landing in philadelphia, pope francis stopped to bless and kiss the forehead of 10-year-old michael keating who has cerebral palsy. keating s father is the ban
potentially evolve to the point where, as i was discussing with my colleague chris matthews earlier today, much like the anglican church, episcopalian in the united states, women are recolle rectors, they serve the equivalent of a preach in their church. the issue of the married priesthood and the issue of opening up the priesthood beyond making a life-long vow of celibacy. let s not forget how the church has evolved, i have a ph.d. in theology. i didn t introduce you as doctor, i should considering your earned it. a question for you on a different topic. pope francis touched on the immigration issue when it came to his address on thursday. visited the children s school in east harlem in new york city, a larger latino neighborhood in the upper portions of manhattan for those that aren t familiar. there was a recent poll i want