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first african pope. is the catholic church at a crossroads? cardinal peter turkson, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in your long career in the church, you have seen the centre of gravity, the geographical centre of gravity of the church, shift quite dramatically. what difference do you think it has made? well, thanks for having me on the show. yeah, it is true. it is true that what used to be. ..a church centred in europe, out of which a lot of missionaries went out, and so came to africa and several other places in the south, we see some decline. decline that manifests itself first in the form that missionaries are no more. ..out there to be sent. church numbers are dwindling. but in the home of those missionaries. yes, yes. in germany, in germany, in france, in ireland. absolutely. and those countries where the missionaries did their work so many years ago, they re not really needed now because the catholic church is in countries such as your own in ghana. right. so t ....
people are up and out early to bag their spot. here they are in the procession. the great west door is of the abbey are, we believe, opening now. over 2000 people are invited as guests, and some of those select few have already begun arriving. so letsjoin huw select few have already begun arriving. so lets join huw edwards to find out more. kirsty, yes, very good morning. and the doors are open. the dean of westminster, doctor david hoyle, stepping out into what is still sunshine at westminster. let s hope it continues. today promises to be every bit as memorable for the dean and for everyone involved as the last time was held here at westminster 70 years ago in all its majesty and splendour. but with one huge difference. the date s events will be seen around the world not by millions but by billions of people, and we are all invited to witness the start of a new chapter in the story of these ancient islands, a rather modern appendage. just in case there is a spot of rain. f ....
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this is an unimaginable tragedy for our community is mary greenberg mentioned dana eckert passed away last night. a truly lovely woman. jim tut. is no longer with us. josh barrack. is no longer with us. the woman who was the maid of honor in our wedding. and for whom we are the godparents of two of their children called me yesterday from the barracks house and said, i m with jessica barrick. she hasn t heard from her husband. can you find out if he s alive? i called el npd, and as they did everything yesterday were quick in their response. i had to call back and say i cannot confirm anything. he is not on the list of survivors. and she had to tell their two small children. that their father would never come home from work. juliana farmer. there s no longer with us. tommy elliott. my friend. there is no longer with us. because it s louisville. i didn t just know tommy. a new tommy. well his wife. even worked with my wife. for a time at a company here in town. their lives ....
what difference do you think it has made? well, thanks for having me on the show. yeah, it is true. it is true that what used to be. ..a church centred in europe, out of which a lot of missionaries went out, and so came to africa and several other places in the south, we see some decline. decline that manifests itself first in the form that missionaries are no more. ..out there to be sent. church numbers are dwindling. but in the home of those missionaries. yes, yes. in germany, in germany, in france, in ireland. absolutely. and those countries where the missionaries did their work so many years ago, they re not really needed now because the catholic church is in countries such as your own in ghana. right. so that is true, that is true. but i probably not said they re not needed now. naturally, you know, every missionary can be needed if even there are ten to do the same job that one person used to do in the past. so when it comes to missionary i never talk about redund ....