he was known as a rare liberal voice in the catholic hierarchy. one of the cardal's many iendsas the scholar and writer harvey cox. he is the hollis research professor of divinity at harvard university. professor cox, welcome. >> thank you, glad to be here. >> as you remember your friend cardinal martini, what stands out? what were his outstanding characteristics for you? >> the first thing that comes to mind is the kind of graciousness, intelligence. he was a scholar before he was a bishop or an archbishop or a cardinal. enormous ciosity. his wiingnss and eagerness to listen all around to all kinds of different people and to learn. but mainly, i think just the word grace. it's customary to call bishops, i think, "your grace." sometimes it fits, sometimes it doesn't. but with martini, it certainly did. he was a gracious and open and personal man. >> and in a gentle way, you have said, i think in a gentle way pretty critical of the catholic church, he told an interviewer a few weeks ago, i read, that he thought the church was 200 years behind the t

catholics sinan catholics can live lives of great virtue heroic virtue and great loves of devotion to god so in the loose sense of the terms think everybody could be a saint if you want to take strict definition of a canonized saint on the catholics can be can rest greta the church as when a child was baptized the the where the grand have a sense name is that still confirmation names >>> christian name should be taken at the time of baptism in confirmation and becker's to remain the name of a saint or is the name that's not completely foreign to christian sensibilities and oftentimes people of their birth name is the name of the st. the might stick with it to which was my case and it my baptismal and confirmation domestic with my name robert >>> i set out home sister lost a lot state were named after new quebec and say you're not named after any sink in named after me. cyber until in the star for 50 years. angels are not beans and recall michael the arch into the st. >>> that i human beings with their spiritual beans but we do cobham's st. the beginning of time according to a catholic

and meet don't presume the only catholics are in heaven so non catholics to live lives of great and great lives of devotion to god so in the loose sense of the term st. everybody could be a saint if you want to take the strict definition of the canonized saint on the catholics. >>> of the church asks when a child was baptized a boy or girl have a sense name is that still something confirmation names and catholics are confirmed to take the name presumably of the same. >>> christian names should be taken up the time of baptism and confirmation that christian and the name of the state or lease the name that's not completely foreign to christian sensibilities and often times if people separate naming them of the st. they might stick with that which was my case. my baptismal and confirmation domestic with my name robert. >>> course was to go and find what sinks were named after several i went home and my father said he'd go back a toaster that and not named after any save your named after me so i took that back and i've been telling that story for 50 years. angels are not being spent rec

a real catholic value. because of the things he wants to change so that there'll be sustainability in these programs that help the people would really need it, so that we can afford it. out there when our children and grandchildren are out there, some of them who will need help probable. >> still, many in the faith community continued issuing challenges to the republicans' economic plans. the progressive jewish group, bend the arc, was in tampa calling for the wealthy to pay more taxes. >> we're representing a jewish community that cares a lot about social and economic justice. and what that means for us right now is that we believe that the top 2% earners should pay their fair share in tax. >> reverend samuel rodriguez is president of the national hispanic christian leadership conference. >> we can't neglect the poor. now, i'm not referencing the idea of government dependency for the rest of your life. neither am i an advocate of perpetual entitlement. but there is a responsibility the governor must take.

one possibility she is catholic. she went to all catholic girls school.what her position son abortion but i wouldn't be shocked if a catholic watches one speech after another on abortion and says, you know, enough already. so one possibility is religion. the second possibility has nothing at all to do with religion but everything to do with politics. cokie roberts is a democrat. we know that but her father was a major figure in the house of representatives, a democrat. she is married to steve roberts formerly of the "new york times" is he a liberal also. that's a safe bet to say he was a liberal also. earlier this year they wrote a piece jointly and made a point about how barack obama was in trouble with catholics because of obama care and because of the provisions about contraception and sterilization and the bishops, you remember, were making a big issue of it in this piece, both cokie and steve roberts said that barack obama needs to take this seriously. he needs to respond to this or it could hurt him with catholic voters and in a tight race it could

. >>> also, vietnamese catholic priests and seminarians grateful to be safe and free in carthage missouri. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. as protests against an anti-islam film spread to more than 20 countries in the muslim world this week, several high-ranking muslim leaders issued strong calls for peace. the grand mufti of saudi arabia condemned last week's deadly attacks on the u.s. consulate in libya as un-islamic but he also said speech defaming the prophet muhammad should be outlawed. here in the u.s., the coptic bishop of los angeles joined leading muslim representatives in denouncing the film and the violent response. they said copts and muslims must stand together against extremists in either religion. and in an effort to reach muslim protesters abroad, u.s. muslim groups released videos in arabic and urdu appealing for calm and restraint. >>> in other news, on capitol hill, senator dick durbin convened a hearing on hate crimes, in response to the mass shooting last month at a sikh temple in wisconsin. among those who testified was a young sikh man

>>> we begin with shocking news from the catholic church. one of the most vocal and prominent priests in american is being condemned for comments he made. the father is a 79-year-old author and regular of ewtm, the catholic cable tv network. here he is in a video tribute to his 50 years in the priesthood. here is what he told the national catholic register about priests who molest children. quote. the fallout was emmeant. the national catholic register pulled the interview and apologized for posting it in the first place. the father's own runningus order which he cofounded 25 years ago has apologized and suggested the father is not in his right mind. the arch diocese says the but you can't help but wonder why would this fryer make these comments in the first place and why would the national catholic register print them? joining me now is barbara blaine, a sexual abuse founder and survivor of the network those abused by priests, known as snap. i've done several stories of barbara and i'm a great admirer of her and her organization. they prote

this is a deeply held belief in the roman catholic church. all right. we're going to hold karl rove over and talk about bill clinton's speech last night. and then what the president is going to say in a couple of hours from now. and eva longoria is also going to have a speech and we'll tell you a little bit about that. we'll be right back from charlotte. >> bill: from charlotte with our special coverage of the dnc. bill clinton's speech, give me a grade on it. >> you know, presentation, energy, pretty good. the fascination that everybody has watching him walk on the high wires, see what would happen. i'd say pretty good. but substance, mixed. he did what obama wanted him to do by saying okay, it's going to take longer. nobody has ever gotten this done quickly. but the reflection of the difference between obama's record on the economy and clinton's record on the economy make it difficult for democrats to say, you know what? this guy is doing the best he can, after all, clinton did a heck of a lot better. there is a tension there that was evident just sim

most powerful catholic in the united states. he is the pope of america in many ways.he is very charismatic. is he very blunt. he went to the rnc and delivered almost the same benediction there and roundly criticized by the democrats. guess what? you want me to come to your convention i will come to your convention. he went it the democratic national convention and he delivered the same benediction and there it was, you know, the democrats are saying hey, what did we ask for? they got what they asked for. cardinal dollan wasn't going to soften his message so he delivered the very very hard antiabortion plank. >> pro-life plank. it was a pro-life plank. >> very much. good for him. that's what he believes and that's what the constituents in the catholic church believe so god bless him. >> laura: i appreciate it geraldo so much. factor flashback on deck. o'reilly goes one on one with a liberal nun who held a star well at the dnc this week. don't miss it coming up. >> laura: in the factor flashback segment tonight you may have seen sister can a money campbell a catholic nu

, can a catholic actually vote for obama and still actually be a catholic? guest: that's a -- i'll leave that to rome. let's put it this way. my parish is the same as chris matthews was, teddy kennedy and mark shields, so that would suggest to people either that the catholic church has been identity crisis or one of us is in heresy on this. but yes, you raise very serious issues and this whole issue of omabacare, the whole context here of contraception and sandra fluke and all that raises a very serious question about church-state relations and the independence of the churches under the first amendment. look, let me be connected -- connect the two strands of the conversation together. i think the reason that the philosophy of barack bin laden and the person of barack obama -- barack obama and the person of barack obama has to do ultimately with our educational system. i think that what republicans believe about individual responsibility, self reliance, that this is the last best hope of earth, is not as broadly believed as it used to be. there was a survey d

we once had a class in this campus where four people gave the views of the catholic mass. one took the role of freud, one of marx, one of marx's favorite, one of durkheim, four great students explaining that the mass is nothing but this, nothing but that. and after it was over a student in the class said that was very - you should have somebody there who believes in it. we said, "two of them do." a catholic can take on the role of being sigmund freud interpreting something in order to understand the phenomenon without yielding. i am a very reasonably intense member of the christian communion and for the last 35 - 40 years, i've been studying others. i believe i have real appreciation for them. i don't think i will go to the apostolic church of god in christ, and say you've got to stop being natural, i've to be what i am. and, i don't, even when i am in kyoto, try to subvert the buddhism there. i may wish more people believe as i do but i wouldn't understand anything if i try to impose that. so, yes, some people can find it undercut. i think one reason fundamentalism's goal

he was in an interview with catholic media. he's a 79-year-old friar and author of the catholic cable tv network and you see here in his tribute to 50 years and this is what he told the catholic register about priest who is molest children. people have this picture of a person planning to a psychopath. that's not the case. suppose you have a man having a nervous break down and the youngster comes after him. a lot of youngsters are 14, 16, 18 and is the seducer. the fallout was imminent and they pulled the interview and apologized and posted it in the first place. he suggested he is not in his right and the archdiocese of new york said what the father said cannot stand unchallenged. the sexual abuse of a minor is fine. whoever commits that deserves to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. you can't help but wonder why he would make these comments in the first place and why they would print them. joining me now is barbara blaine, a sexual abuse survivor and founder of the survivor's network of those abused by priests. i

she's publishing her first book "finding her dream home" with all the proceeds supporting catholic high schools science programs. this alum is making a difference. >> reporter: michelle "wojo" remembers her days as a student at the catholic high school. today she's front and center talking about her accomplishments as an author with proceeds benefiting catholic high. >> to remember when you start to do well, give back. give back because i have a lot of good memories of being here this helped for me as a young woman and i think it's important to have it come full circle. >> wojo released her first book. she's part of a comedy book, heaven help us to raise money for the chemistry lab. ticket sales will go toward a matching grant to help the science facilities. >> i said use the money wherever it's best. they talked about the chemistry lab and building the first ever science lab and they approached med that touches me. i miss her every day. the most difficult book about writing the book and most exciting part is that she's not here. >> reporter: educators at catholic high couldn't have bee

this lovely catholic man -- they want to have our country run by catholics. but not everybody in our country is catholic. this country was started as a reason for people to have the choice about their own religion , not to issue certain religions to make our laws by. guest: the caller is right about the abuses in the church. they were horrible. i remember i wrote an editorial in "the wall street journal" calling on an old friend and my a -- of mine, the cardinal in boston, to step down. it was very hard to do, but we had -- it had to be done. these were terrible scandals. nobody suggests the country should be run out of rome. i think we settled that with the election of john kennedy. i agree with the caller. the state government should not be interfering with religious liberties and setting test for what constitutes a proper behavior for religious institutions. host: our next call from illinois -- independent line. caller: good morning. i should generalize my comments because there are too many he is making that are inaccurate. he is too smart, with a ph.d.,

the catholic hospital network is just tremendous in this country. the idea that they hhen e to i andon their religious beliefs in order to function as a hosvital or ervin hool is to sey lec muust simply unacceptable. yet obama is trying to put up the notion that there is no i power than the federal government. he offered what he called an heaco it. giving him a year. to for punishing yous.- and to i buusteing them mronns finl deficit organizations. i will tell you that we, many catholics are very shocked several years ago. not to then invited obama. i rrond a bria i pitch filed ions inst this ocloma mandate on schools and colleges, and it is yers theh rronding. i think it is about -- i don't know -- 50, 75 pages. it sets it unewone a ber another and religious freedom in this country has got to me that christveran ervin hools and cols and hospitals do not have to violate their religious belief in oe fer to pro allde insamera, health insurance to their employees. >> thae std boou for everythingy do. i hhen e a lot of christian friends. they just dons

he has a regular show on the catholic network. someone who has made these kind of remarks, from my perspective, he should be removed from that post. >> it remains to be seen what happens in that case. barbara blaine, nice seeing you again and thank you so much for talking to us today. >> thank you, gary. >> the father didn't stop at blaming the children in these cases. went on to almost sympathize are convicted child molester jerry sandusky. >>> the art for procrastination. >> we all have a lazy streak in us. >> lazy or maybe brilliant? listen up, you lollygagers and doodlers, i'm talking to you. ♪ why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage

obama leads among catholic voters by 15%. conducted september 12th obviously eight the week after the events in benghazi >> it is a sterile conversation. romney was up about nine points one month ago. remember their reelection with governor walker? he won by seven. is a stale conversation. it is not that it would. 25 points and one month? >> obama every election campaign knows they are in trouble with catholics. individual calls are going out telling blatant bias about the president's position saying he does not support abortion. is the most extreme president on that issue this country has ever seen. lou: thank you for your voices. angry liberal bill more is added again. he hates republicans republicans, president obama we have that next. the president's confusing lack of transparency on the murder of our ambassador. comparing benghazi to watergate. author of the amateur joins us. and karl rove among our guest next week. lou: united nations on a mission to become the tax master. considering new global taxes to transfer trilli

catholic hospital in every catholic organization that was not itself a specifically organized church had to provide birth control, sterilization, morning after opposed to all of its employees. the fundamental right of americans to worship as they see fit, organizes they see fit, and to be left alone by the government as they identify as religious believers. on friday july 207th the district court in denver, colorado, struck down the hhs regulations as applied to a private firm made up of roman catholics exclusively that provide greater health benefits of their employees. they will not provided birth control sterilization and the morning after pill because they consider to be an assault on their religion as this. when the president did not withdraw those regulations but, in fact, double down the, he awoke it giant in america called the roman catholic church. he is going to rue the day that he did that command of tell you why. there is a great myth in western storytelling. dates back to the eliot. the super hero who was asleep. you wonder where that super hero is. achilles will not com

hostile to catholic values and catholic teachings. >> and than yo, andrew. >> and it was probably the most bizarre moment at any convention, and clint eastwood's performance, speech to the empty chair and we will find out what led up to it. >>> some shocking comments. a priest defends other clerics who have abused children, and even blaming the children for the abuse calling them seducers. a huge uproar followed. d crowd g just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and i found myself in the middle of this parade noring america's troops. sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering which is actually inquite fitting becausearade geico has been serving e military for over 75 years. aawh no, look, i know this is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i write a letter to about this? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> welcome back. we are digging deeper tonight. what was by far one of the strangest moments probably ever at a political convention. we're talking of course abo

hostile to catholic values and catholic teachings. >> and than you shg, andrew. >> and it was probably the most bizarre moment at any convention, and clint eastwood's performance, speech to the empty chair and we will find out what led up to it. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. >>> some shocking comments. a priest defends other clerics who have abused children, and even blaming the children for the abuse calling them seducers. a huge uproar followed. >>> welcome back. we are digging deeper tonight. what was by far one of the strangest moments probably ever at a political convention. we're talking of course about clint eastwood's speech last night in tampa. >> i wondered about, you know, all of these promises, and i wondered about, you know, when, when the -- what? what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. he can't do that to himself. you'r

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catholic bishops this week pledged unconditional support for the catholic church in nigeria after a cathedral was bombed there last weekend. the attack is the latest in a up long line of church bombings by the radical islamist group. at least four people were killed and nearly 50 wounded. more than 100 have died in similar attacks in the past year. the catholic bishops say they will urge the state department to do more to stop the violence. >>> around the world the most prominent peacekeepers are 120,000 blue helmeted u.n. soldiers drawn from the armies of dons of nations. at the same time in other conflict zones and fragile cease-fires, another approach is being tested. it's the use of civilians, paid, unarmed and apparently effective. fred reports from the philippines islands. >> reporter: its lush fields are a food basket for the philippines, but it's a tense, highly militarized place. tens of thousands of people across this indiana-sized island have been forced to flee their homes for camps. on paper there's a cease-fire in the long-running insurgency in the most muslim region of the phil