It was a chance encounter on the walking on the street if rome as i was there during the last few days of the pontiffication. interesting though when you describe how he had the rosary and then touched him. that he was, is such a holy man. i want to ask you about where he stands on other issues. when we talk about reform, he opposed same-sex marriage in argentina. he opposed free contraception. he lost those battles in argentina. they give a sense wrf he stands. so when people hear reform, they think reform on issues like that. it doesn t sound like he will do that sort of reform or am i wrong? well, you know, erin, when the cardinals say reform and many of them going into this enclave were saying we need a reformer. they meant a reformer to clean up the government here in rome. whether changing doctrine that, was never on the table. these men basically agree on all
Issues, but it does a lot of good for a lot of people. the church helps the poor and the lonely. and i bet there are a lot of people who might return to the church if it changed. after tonight s celebrations are over, the question will be whether saint francis will be that change.
It is interesting that president of the united states weighs in on this. you know, we talk so much during this election about the importance of the catholic vote. well, president obama is president of all the people, people of faith, of course, and catholics and baptists and others. let me just say as a catholic, i agree with bill. this is a moment to rejoice. pope francis is a man of humility and what i read today i agree with mr. graham, it was really impressive that he is someone who stood not just in front of helping the poor and his country but someone who has spoken out very strongly about social justice issues. i was on campus today at georgetown. i rarely see my students and other students run and really celebrate something. but they were very enthusiastic about this selection of pope francis today. the young which so amazing.
Would like to think he chose it in honor of st. francis of assisi. a man who was humble and loved anim animals. it should be noted assisi was never ordained as a priest. saint francis claimed that the voice of god came to him and ordered him to rebuild the church. and when i visited assisi, a town in italy, it was a spiritual experience. but i do not practice now. i am ecumenical, and i m not alone. many people i know who were raised catholic no longer attend mass and many aren t raising their children catholic either whether because of the sex scandal, the views on women or it s openness to other ideas like homosexuality. the catholic church has a lot of issues, but it does a lot of good for a lot of people. the church helps the poor and the lonely. and i bet there are a lot of people who might return to the church if it changed. after tonight s celebrations are over, the question will be will pope francis be that change? piers morgan tonight is next.
Bill, you wrote a series on the president. you called it obama s war on religion. now he s come out. he came out an congratulated this pope. will there be a change? will there be a change from this pope on those issues that you feel are so wrong? no one should be impugning the character of the president. he s a good man. we have have some serious disagreements with him. there is time for the politics later. i just hope that this pope brings with him a big stable of men and women from about wane yoes air yes, sir. there is a comfort level in the bureaucracy in the vatican which is not healthy. i hope he brings in flesh broad, new men and women. into the vatican? that s right. reverend graham, what about youth that donna was just referencing? that there were young people on the campus of georgetown obviously, by the way, this whole contraception issue started last year, who were