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quote, taken offense at the obama administration s decision to invite to the pope s welcome ceremony transgender activists, the first openly gay episcopal bishop and the group. who better to talk about this than the head of the catholic league. bill donoghue joins me. bill, what do you make of that flap that who should be in that 15,000 group to greet the pontiff? well, i found it astounding that the president of the united states would actually show his contempt for catholics by bringing in people like dignity. dignity brought in dan savage, the most foulmouthed obscene anti-catholic. and then told by cardinal ward not to represent herself as a
but you know what? i think all of these people ought to pipe down. maybe they should study the teachings in the catholic church because the catholic church has been a strange political mixture all along. there s a lengthy piece in the times that talks about the pontiff in anticipation of his arrival and it makes the point that nothing has changed with regard to church doctrine, that there s a more welcoming face now on the catholic church than perhaps previously. but the rules are the rules. my words, not the time s words. respond to that notion. i would agree 100%. in terms of process, he s widely different. in terms of style, very, very different. when it comes down to the substantive and doctrinal teachings, understand people don t understand it. there are certain things you can t change. for example, it s not well reported but is this what the pope said about women priests. he said, no, the answer is, the door is closed. he cited john paul ii. this is not bill donahue speak
madison square garden, what exactly the speech to congress, what do you have circled? it won t be philly or madison square garden. madison square garden is a mass and philly is mostly ceremonial. there will be two events. the congress on thursday. and the u.n. on friday. that s where you ll here his more political-type speech. but don t forget, what s most exciting and driving a lot of people crazy is what he says off the cuff. actually the most controversial remarks will probably be made on his way leaving philadelphia to go to rome. bill, have a great week. i know it s a huge week for you. i wish you great things. thank you. bill donahue, thank you for being here in my hometown of philadelphia. the head line on the enquirer tells a different story, the courts have been battling sex abuse lawsuits in the courts. will this pope change any of that? joining me now is a lawyer who
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