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At all and i have been following him for the three days. we understand he has a bad back. he is not in the best of health, ron, but is he going. it s really been remarkable to watch him. my only criticism i would have of these last two or three days is is the way he has handled the sexual abuse scandal. yesterday saying praising bishops, u.s. bishops for the courage in the face of what he called, quote, self-criticism and all the costs and mortification and great sacrifice. to the victims of the sexual abuse scandal, and the advocates i think that came off as a little tone deaf. it s something he can address a little more directly in philadelphia. i was surprised to hear that yesterday. he has been far more aggressive in pursuing and prosecuting those than either of his two medicine says sores. there are many people looking at this trip about what so far he hasn t said. you know, in cuba, not saying enough about the dissidence, not really meeting them, even though it was the cu ....
But talking about life overall. that said, just being here is? and of itself a message, and when he went to that service, instead of having lunch with lawmakers. and he served the homeless. in downtown washington, that in and of itself sent a message. i think that s absolutely true. he doesn t speak about love your neighbor and honoring others and carrying for the needy. he doesn t. you have seen in the way he greets the sick and the destitute in rome and here. charles, ron, judge, thank you very much. this has been a special edition of special report. as we are looking live at saint patrick s cathedral in new york city. pope francis continuing his trip and we will continue our coverage right here on fox news channel. stay tuned for on the record with greta van susteren. as we leave you listening in ....
Serious effects of the environmental deterioration caused by human activity. as you look live there is andrew cuomo and senator chuck schumer there on the steps of st. patrick as we continue to look at live pictures from new york let s bring in judge andrew napalitano, ron fernier, senior political columnist of national journal and charles krauthammer. charles, you look at the events we saw in washington and now in new york as he s meeting bill deblasio, new york city mayor. it s a spectacle. something that people just come out to see. but it s also heartening for the 1.1 billion catholics in the world who see the leader of the ....
Ale page there in 1966. my eyes welled up at the sight of him and the sense of unity he brought. however, he was more lyndon johnson than fulton sheen in the message that he gave with active role government should play in people s lives. i want to listen in if we have sound there. this is cardinal dolan at st. patrick s. he has something else to show off as pope francis kisses one of the cross there is. he s showing off st. patrick s cathedral which just finished $175 million in renovation, a complete renovation that took some time. so cardinal dolan is a proud tour guide, if you will of the cathedral. it s something pope francis obviously wanted to see. ron, your thoughts about the day and the visit so far overall. i just want to say as a ....