lookg at the person, especially people who are hurting and people who need to be accompanied. what would be both the short-term and long-term effects of a developing pastoral plan. for people who are divorced and remarried, we will look at annulments and remove barriers that might not in any way, , affect doctrine. those things will be front and center. other areas, i will be participating in the discussion itself. i don't want to anticipate what the answers will be. host: you told the group that while you anticipated surprises from the pope, you also anticipated that one of the themes would be racial harmony. since his visit is coming at a time of year when have been so many high-profile shootings in this country, both of citizens and police, and racial tensions seem to be high as a result of that, what can one visit by one pontiff do to help mitigate some united tension in the states? guest: we have to put that in the right context, not only what will be the immediate and also long-term effects. the holy father has said he wants to enter into a dialogue. that is a great call