to grow, and i m witnessing it, across the country, where christians, including evangelicals and progressives, often, and jews and muslims and sec your particulular humanistsg together around secular issues. there have to be bridges that are built in lots of different ways that would include bringing people who don t affiliate. and sometimes that also means we ll disagree with one another, it. that we could have different positions on reproductive rights, but the same position around care for the poor, and that may be at least a place for us to build. thank you to reverend dr. rhodes, to reverend paul raushenbush. thanks so much. up next, spiritual life coach, iyanla vanzant is here. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know
anxiety about him has been everywhere. let me read you this really smart piece, though, by one of my guests. in it, richard kim writes, as a congressman, anthony weiner was a spectacularly ineffective buffoon. a recent new york times review of his tenure in the house paints a devastating portrait. weiner was megano maniacal, narcissistic, bad at navigating the political ropes, alienating to potential allies, alarmingly disinterested in making actual change, and really, really mean to his staff. one former aide likened him to miranda priestly in in the devil wears prada. i m back with my panel, and joining us, robert george and reverent paul raushenbush, senior religion editor at huffington post. so robert, are we talking about all the wrong reasons why weiner should not be mayor of new york? just on a totally
people across religious lines, christians, jews, muslims and others really believe. and that is to take care of the most vulnerable among us. and he is using his power for good. and i think showing in the public square that religion can be a force for good, when we see the office that s happening so often as well. so i think that, yes, movements are possible and he s a part of that. i also think that if he is true to his style of what he s shown in terms of crossing boundaries, he may just find himself in close proximity to some of these catholic nuns in the u.s., like sister simone campbell. and my fantasy is he s going to be on the bus with sister simone. that would be something. now, paul, i want to ask you in part about this. because i was, you know, it s been kind of a crazy week, and i would occasionally sort of look up at the television and i would see big crowds. and i would have to kind of peer
supporter. anthony s made some horrible mistakes, both before he resigned from congress and after. but i do very strongly believe that that is between us and our marriage. so the only person catches more grief than anthony weiner is his wife. why is she so scrutinized in this moment? i m back with rebecca cinderbrant from politico, richard kip of the nation, and joining us again, robert george with the new york post, and reverend paul raushenbush with the huffington post. you made this point about kind of addictive behavior. but, honestly, i m not sure that i like like sort of pearl-clutching sex scandals. oh, i can t believe he did this sort of thing. you know, illegal behavior, behavior that is harmful, nonconsensual, yes. but is this just salacious? like, are we just having fun with the fact that this guy s name is weiner and he seems to be convulsively sending sel ini
i think at this time the global civilization has gone beyond its limits. it has gone beyond its limits because it has created such a cult of money. he has washed the feet of children in prison, including the feet of girls and muslims. and on his ongoing trip to brazil, he made a point to visit one of rio s slum neighborhoods and has refused to protect himself, going without bulletproof glass between himself and catholic believers. frances clearly wants to be, as time international edition called him this week, the people s pope. joining me now, father james martin, as jesuit priest, and author of the jesuit guide to almost everything. dr. alton pollard, dean of howard university school of divinity, and reverend paul raushenbush is the senior religion editor for the huffington post. father jim, how much do i love this pope? how much do i love this pope? is this, in fact, something different.