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
Muslim countries. i was recently in sudan where the churches are being bombed and christians are being murdered by the president of the north who is an indicted war criminal. and i hope that he will use this, his position to speak out for the poor and for the christians who are being murdered around the world. we need somebody to be a voice like that. he certainly can do that. and i ve just been so impressed with what i ve read today and what he did in argentina and the way he s been this voice for the poor. donna, interesting to me that the president weighed in on this today, the president of the united states. he had a statement which in part said just as i appreciated our work with pope benedict 16 rxvi look forward to working with his holiness to improve security and fellow human beings. he congratulated hispanic americans and others. 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. 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 excited today. how does that make you feel?