catholicism still part of the irish identity culturally.rt of the irish identity culturally. countries like poland, catholicism so important in the formation of irish national identity, when ireland emerged as a nation in the early 20th century, it defined irishness. some interesting thoughts this week. in many ways, the 1979 visits, it has been written by an eminent historian, was in a sense by pope john paul, trying to legitimise an institution on the wane in ireland. an expression of a catholicism that was about to start declining, ireland had joined the european union in the 1970s. there was an agitation for social change. in 1979, it seemed like the beginning of the end in a sense for the catholic church. the catholic church has not kept pace with social change of the last 30 years. we could apply this to a lot of places, polly. the influence of the catholic church in ireland has been more pernicious than most places. if you look at the scandals, not just the recent scandals about the abuse of children by clerics, but you look at the m

through all of that, what the former irish president, mary mcaleese has called the dark side irish catholicism, the issue of abuse, the issue of the mistreatment of unmarried women and their babies

it felt like a very cold house for those of us who did not adhere to strict catholicism. came to an end in may of this year, when two thirds of the country voted the other way to repeal that eighth amendment of the constitution. in the meantime, nothing but trauma, trouble and tragedy. so there has a lwa y5 trouble and tragedy. so there has always been this pick and mix approach to catholicism, one that is demonstrated much more openly now in ireland. how much do you think the church has adapted to that, be that the hierarchy of the church or prie5t5 on and individual basis in parishes? how much do they need to adapt to ensure that the people come with the church? i think they are going to lose the people. i think the hierarchy have tin ear5. they are not getting it either here in or the vatican that people are deeply upset and traumatised and angry about the revelations we have heard over the last 20 years about abu5e in the institutions and the dioce5e5, all rated by brave survivors who had the courage to tell their stories where they might not have been believed. they

engulfing catholicism were an open wound.ranslation: we ask forgiveness for the times that, as a church, we did not show the survivors of whatever kind of abuse compassion. with scandals from america to australia, have the pope's words allayed fear he's handling abuse cases properly? also tonight: a number of people have been killed in a mass shooting at a gaming tournament in florida. the daughter of a british couple who died at a hotel in egypt tells the bbc it wasn't due to natural causes. i think when they went back to that room that evening, there was something in that room that's actually killed them. tributes from around the world for the us senatorjohn mccain, who's died at the age of 81. and we talk to the former pupil paying tribute to her mentor leonard bernstein on the 100th anniversary of his birth. good evening. pope francis has asked the people of ireland for forgiveness for all the abuses carried out by clergy. he was was speaking at an open air mass attended by more than 100,000 people to mark the end of his

they may be pope francis is to cross the catholic world as a reformer because he restore faith in catholicism the biggest risk to the church is future in ireland is the church itself. the german chancellor angela merkel has paid have a spec's to the one point five million armenians who died during the nineteen fifteen mass killings merkel is visiting armenia as part of a three day visit to the south caucasus region she avoided using the term genocide to describe the killings but she did recognize that the resolution germany's parliament two years ago that declared the killings were a genocide germany has acknowledged that it has and direct involvement in the massacre as an ally of the ottoman empire. and we have the germans as friends and a partner of armenia are aware of the atrocities committed against armenians in one nine hundred fifteen and the following years the suffering of countless armenians cannot and will not be forgotten and germany will do its part to ensure that now the chief executive of electronic comic a tesla says he will no longer make the company private. the plan was can

abuse have seen the population turn away from organized religion and what was once a bastion of catholicism the future of the church itself appears in question and baka with us from dublin. the vatican flag flies over the irish capitol it's thirty nine years since the last papal visit congregation numbers are falling but more than seventy percent of people identify here as catholic. one john paul the second came in one nine hundred seventy nine three quarters of island came out to welcome him since then there's been a massive social revolution divorce contraception gay marriage abortion all predicted by the church and now legal in the church now faces perhaps its biggest challenge in budden times its legacy of child sex abuse survivors want pope francis to take robust action according to church papers thirteen hundred priests have been accused of abuse in ireland since one nine hundred seventy five but there have been less than one hundred convictions or what i want from the pope i want the pope start realizing that the church can't continue this charade any longer. vincent he was molested

so i took a bunch of little notes i remember one of the last times i saw eunice was that her catholicism and her devotion one of her most favorite theologians that the vatican would not allow his papers to be published she champion for him forever. i remember when sergeant shriver said what will we do with maria i was running and experiment where maria was -- were they worked in the 30s and said come on down so i literally said we can call the peace corps director and ask if you will have maria for the summer in senegal. i said that's a great idea but the funny thing is but eunice was sleeping on the sofa i did not even notice her. she had a coat on she jumped up and said great idea. [laughter] even though she's only 18 this is fabulous. so they just sent maria to senegal. she did that then she came back. i am one of nine children in the irish catholic family but that she identified for me i brought my sister to the last special olympics when it was re-created in her backyard where she was in her 80s and said let's do it again so i said this is a time i can bring my sister from connectic

now catholicism will call the death penalty inadmissible.hat has changed and why is it significant? significant because this is a unilateral move from the pope. he has updated the catechism which is our doctor and existing since 1982 of leap teachings. in no circumstances is there a need for the death elke because it says there are other ways. —— death penalty. redemption and attainment are key to the catholic faith. of course the death penalty still exists in the us and many countries around the world with tractors and catholics. the last person to be guillotined in france was in 1977. the interesting thing is, hardline catholics are not happy about this because they are worried this will move away from the troll teachings of the bible. —— orthodox teachings of the bible. —— orthodox teaching of the bible. sometimes it is the sign of a leader. let's talk about james. is the sign of a leader. let's talk about james. i have a cold coming on... stay away from me. the london underground... i have this rule that ido underground... i have this ru

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abuses as repugnant and has been meeting survivors of clerical abuse he's trying to reinvigorate catholicism in a country rocked by decades of scandals involving the church needs barco reports from dublin. the pope's visit to ireland at this moment of crisis in the catholic church was always going to set the global agenda on how the vatican tackles its legacy of child sex abuse and pope francis didn't waste any time. number so we cannot share. i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused in ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the church charge of the responsibility for that metatron education the failure of ecclesiastical authorities to adequately address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage i myself share the sentiments ireland's prime minister has been at the helm of social reforms in the country including the recent popular vote to legalize abortion long prohibited by the catholic church he said it was time to build a new relationship between church and state people kept in dark corners behind closed doors cries for help that went on hurt. and t

a reconciliation between two of history's great opposing forces — catholicism and communism.unable to voice their criticisms too openly, elsewhere there is deep concern. in a seminary in hong kong, a place where china's persecuted christians once fled, the deal is seen as a deep betrayal. so we moved to this house back again. cardinaljoseph zen is particularly concerned that the chinese communist party will have power over all future appointments, with the pope only holding a veto. how many times can you veto? what can you expect from the government? they are presenting their names. can you expect them to present good names? decent names? no. with the new arrangement, they have in their hands the full rights to make their own choice. so, it is going to be a bad choice. do you believe if this deal goes through, it is the end of the catholic church in china? i think so. for the moment, yes. the true church, it disappears. not for the first time, the vatican is being accused of accommodating an authoritarian regime. ultimately, china's catholics will be the judge of whether it i

the replleges church leaders in six roman catholice diocn pennsylvania executed a massive cover up ofexual abuse claims to avoid scandal. >> at 1,356 pages, the report is being described as the largest and most comprehensive investigation into child sex abuse within the catholic church in the u.s. nbc's ann thompson has the details. >> reporter: in searing damning language, the grand jury report revealed the dark secrets of the catholic church in pennsylvania. priests were raping little boys andirls and the men of g who were responsible for them did nothing: they hid it all. >> it was child sexual abuse, incling rape, committed by grown men, priests against children. >> reporter: the report found over a thousand child victims identified in the church's own records. the alleged crimes often described as inappropriate co bact orndary issues. >> i am so angry. >> reporter: julianne abobort s the church was hiring a private investigator. >> it wasn't him looking at, they were looking at me. >> reporter: the report finding ishops and mong church leaders. p e main thing was not to h childre

by members of the clergy in ireland his affair to abuse as repugnant he's trying to reinvigorate catholicism in a country which has seen the scandals involving the church over many decades. i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused an island by the abuse of young people by members of the church charge of the responsibility for that mattel and education the failure of a crazy ass to close thought easy to adequately address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage i myself said the sentiments. afghanistan's president a chef danny has rejected resignations offered by three top aides the ministers of defense interior the national security adviser and the head of the national directorate of security had offered to step down on saturday the national security adviser will go the other three will state ghani is under increasing pressure after a spike in fighting with the taliban and a slew of ice on the tax zimbabwe's main opposition leader has rejected a court decision which up holds the results of july's presidential election nelson chamisa has challenged the outcome he

abuse have seen the population turn away from organized religion and what was once a bastion of catholicism the future of the church itself appears to be in question they have barco reports from dublin the vatican flag flies over the irish capital it's thirty nine years since the last papal visit congregation numbers are falling but more than seventy percent of people identify here as catholic. when john paul the second came in one nine hundred seventy nine three quarters of ireland came out to welcome him since then there's been a massive social revolution divorce contraception gay marriage abortion all predicted by the church and now legal and the church now faces perhaps its biggest challenge in modern times its legacy of child sex abuse survivors want pope francis to take robust action according to church papers thirteen hundred priests have been accused of abuse in ireland since one thousand nine hundred eighty five but there have been less than one hundred convictions what i want from the pope i want the pope to start realizing that the church can't continue this charade any longer. v

the last line of that report says that a church which is a great religion, and catholicism is one ofns, how could allow so many of its shepherds to prey on its flock? we now need to see this pope stepped up. and if it means that many archbishops and cardinals have to be stepped down, so be it, because nothing will now suffice. what is stopping the church and the pope from doing that? the reputational damage has been done. the pope himself has talked about not only the abuse, but the cover—up of the abuse. he said in response to that pennsylvania grand jury report, we didn‘t protect the little ones. the pope has said many things and none of us would disagree with it. but words are easy. we can all say sorry. even in the catholic, sacramental kind of tradition, i‘m sorry means more than just saying it, it means doing something different. the commission was set up in 201a with one of our own survivors, mary collins. and eventually in exasperation, she and peter saunders, an english man and another survivor, resigned because nothing was happening. and it seems that that commission which

. >> you converted to catholicism, why? >> i have been active for over 20 years. it's a long story. it was part of my transformation, i was looking for faith. i came from a very secular, nonpracticing jewish family. along theelped me way. i love the church. the first time i went to mass, i loved it. i loved the order, the pageantry, the ceremony, the the water, i loved it all. i said god take me. it took a long time to get through things. i have been very active in church, both in new york and in connecticut. >> for those dealing with addiction today watching our conversation, what would you tell them? what advice would you give them? >> get yourself some help. and don't knowate which is worse, drinking or not drinking, using drugs or not using drugs, it really goes to hell. give, try toalways get yourself to a 12-step meeting and get on the internet or something and find yourself a good trading center. understand that you cannot do this alone. you must ask for help. if you do that, you will at least be taking some steps. i would also say you can get sober. as bad as it looks, if i

but the overall message, both in and outside of catholicism, is that the time for talking is now overn if the church in ireland is to thrive once again. six speeches, two internalflights, meetings with the homeless and victims of abuse — 81—year—old pope francis spared little in his effort to engage with the irish people. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. following his death at the age of 81, it has been confirmed that john mccain will lie in state in washington on friday. it is an honour given to few americans. john f kennnedy, ronald reagan and civil rights icon rosa parks have previously been accorded the privilege. a memorial service will then take place next saturday, with a burial the following day at a us naval academy in annapolis. george w bush and barack obama are expected to be amongst the speakers at his national memorial service. it is believed president trump will not be invited stay with us on bbc news. still to come: rescue on the beach. what happened when two killer whales got stranded in argentina? he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of

but the overall message, both in and outside of catholicism, is that the time for talking is now overtaken, if the church in ireland is to thrive once again. six speeches, two internalflights, meetings with the homeless and victims of abuse — 81—year—old pope francis spared little in his effort to engage with the irish people. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. well, earlier this evening pope francis said farewell to leo varadkar, ireland's prime minister, before boarding the plane at dublin airport. the pope is now on his way back to rome following his two—day visit. it was the first papal visit to ireland for 39 years. well, joining you now from dublin is amanda ferguson — a freelance ireland correspondent — who's been covering the papal visit for the washington post. thank you very much forjoining us. a huge amount of anticipation and no doubt a lot of concern from the vatican about how this visit was going to turn out. how would you characterise at? the visit could have come many years ago because the abuse scandals that rocked ireland have been unfolding for the last number of deca

a reconciliation between two of history's great opposing forces — catholicism and communism.ewhere there is deep concern. in a seminary in hong kong, a place where china's persecuted christians once fled, the deal is seen as a deep betrayal. cardinaljoseph zen is particularly concerned that the chinese communist party will have power over all future appointments, with the pope only holding a veto. how many times can you veto? what can you expect from the government? they are presenting their names. can you expect them to present good names? decent names? no. with the new arrangement, they have in their hands the full rights to make their own choice. so, it is going to be a bad choice. do you believe if this deal goes through, it is the end of the catholic church in china? i think so. for the moment, yes. the true church, it disappears. not for the first time, the vatican is being accused of accommodating an authoritarian regime. ultimately, china's catholics will be the judge of whether it is a sensible compromise, or a sell—out. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. trams are ar

it was a bastion of catholicism but decades of scandals have hugely damaged the perception of the church leave barker reports from dublin. the pope's visit to ireland at this moment of crisis in the catholic church was always going to set the global agenda on how the vatican tackles its legacy of child sex abuse and pope francis didn't waste any time. we going to share. i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused in ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the church charge of the responsibility for that metatron in education the failure of ecclesiastical authorities to adequately address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage i myself share the sentiments. prime minister has been at the helm of social reforms in the country including the recent popular vote to legalize abortion long prohibited by the catholic church he said it was time to build a new relationship between church and state people kept in dark corners behind closed doors and cries for help that went on heard be and these wounds are still open. and there is much to be done to bring abou

but the overall message, both in and outside of catholicism, is that the time for talking is now overn must be taken, if the church in ireland is to thrive once again. six speeches, two internalflights, meetings with the homeless and victims of abuse — 81—year—old pope francis spared little in his effort to engage with the irish people. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. the us senator and former presidential candidate john mccain has died at the age of 81. the vietnam war veteran had been suffering from brain cancer. although a republican, he was regarded as a maverick and was a frequent critic of president trump. john mccain died at his ranch home in sedona, arizona on saturday night. people gathered outside the funeral home in phoenix to pay their respects as the hearse carrying his body arrived. in a moment we'll be speaking to the former us secretary of state, madeleine albright, but first chris buckler looks back on the life of senator mccain. john mccain was a politician of principle — a patriot who believed in his country and fought for it at tremendous cost to himself. during t

minister, leo varadkar, saying that this was healthy that ireland has moved away from near universal catholicisme secular, and i couldn't imagine a british prime minister saying the same thing. it's extraordinary how ireland has changed since pope john extraordinary how ireland has changed since popejohn paul ii visited. and there were 300,000 attending, but apparently there were few of the last time the pope visited ireland 2 million people turned up in various ways, and i think... ido turned up in various ways, and i think... i do think that these words, and it's notjust me, a retired vatican diplomat and archbishop didn't think the apology was enough, cause he alleges that this pope knew exactly what was going on in many instances, and it's notjust going on in many instances, and it's not just what happened. going on in many instances, and it's notjust what happened. the vast institutional nature of it. but cover—up after cover—up. i get very angry about apologies these days, because they don't seem to mean much. surely there will be an expectation that the apology is where it begins but it's

but the overall message, both in and outside of catholicism, is that the time for talking is now overst be taken, if the church in ireland is to thrive once again. six speeches, two internalflights, meetings with the homeless and victims of abuse — 81—year—old pope francis spared little in his effort to engage with the irish people. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in dublin. he was powerful and passionate in his condemnation of abuse in the church. what is your assessment of how well his words went down with the crowd? i think we saw pope francis repeatedly underline his commitment to get justice for the victims of abuse. many people said they will leave from this weekend feeling reassured. but at the same time, for many survivors of sexual abuse, there is still a real lack of confidence in the vatican's own investigation and despite the pope's assurances, there are still discontinuing believed that the church won't be robust enough with members of its own clergy who have been involved in cover—ups and that will take much more than this weekend

but the overall message, both in and outside of catholicism, is that the time for talking is now over ireland is to thrive once again. six speeches, two internalflights, meetings with the homeless and victims of abuse — 81—year—old pope francis spared little in his effort to engage with the irish people. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. you are in need day. still to come: the illegal trade in bile, and how it's taking vietnam's wild bears to the edge of extinction. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been of

abuses as repugnant he also met with survivors of clerical abuse francis is trying to reinvigorate catholicism in a country rocked by decades of scandals and valving the church needs barker has more from dublin. the pope's visit to ireland at this moment of crisis in the catholic church was always going to set the global agenda on how the vatican tackles its legacy of child sex abuse and pope francis didn't waste any time. i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused in ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the church charge of the responsibility for that metatron education the failure of ecclesiastical authorities to adequately address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage i myself share the sentiments. of prime minister has been at the helm of social reforms in the country including the recent popular vote to legalize abortion long prohibited by the catholic church he said it was time to build a new relationship between church and state. people kept in dark corners behind closed doors cries for help that went on heard. and these wounds are still open.

it was known as the jewel in the crown of international catholicism, and it is the epicentre of the abuse depend on whether we can have a respectful, modern and more equal relationship. it depends on how serious he is when it comes to treating with respect and justice the abuse survivors in this country and internationally. his visit coincides with the horrible grand jury report from pennsylvania. it is really a global issue for the catholic church. what pope francis says today may be too irish people, but really he is speaking to international catholics. thank you very much. that grand jury reported pennsylvania, just published in the last week or so, implicating around 300 priests in the abuse of more than 1000 children during the 1970s and 1980s. some of the members of the church hierarchy from the us that were supposed to be attending the meeting this weekend have had to pull out of that, dealing with all of that in the us. let's check the time. it is about 10.10. in 20 minutes, the flight carrying pope francis is due to arrive at dublin international airport. the welcome party there,

the john birch society, and others opposed to catholicism, you could be catholic or an american president, -- that you could not be catholic as an american president, because you could only serve one. there are other conspiracies, but i'm going to jump ahead. >>> the way that we understand that modern conspiracy theories, the way we engage with them with citizens, the way we did it changed, is not this. most of these so far are external things, the pope is influencing us from the outside, bankers, masons, from outside the government creeping in. by the modern age we are in, many times it is the american government itself. if the modern conspiracy theories have a birthday, 1947, the national security act, establishing the national security council, the cia, the air force, it had prior been part of the army, the joint chiefs of staff, and decrease the cia, as i said, charged with other functions and duties related to intelligence. that is boring government speak for secret operations. covert ops. the intelligence committee will be a black budget, if we let the russians know how much we are

may be pope francis is abide across the catholic world as a reformer but can he restore faith in catholicism the biggest risk to the church is future in ireland is the church itself leave barca al-jazeera doublet. a new diplomatic row has broken out between the u.s. and pakistan's new government the two countries disagree of what's being said in a phone call between pakistan's prime minister imran khan and u.s. secretary of state my pump aoe washington says it stands behind its earlier statement that pump a zero specifically discussed terrorism islamabad says that didn't happen there are comes ahead of a planned visit by pompei go to islamabad in the first week of september honey we need to understand the desires of the united states and they need to understand ours it is not a unilateral relationship either bilateral ties in a relationship that is bilateral and in which the objective is common you do have to understand each other we will not just understand them but we will also make them understand. and investigation in the u.s. state of arizona has found the border patrol's been under rep

. —— the catholicism is that the time is over.little in his effort to engage with the irish people. well in the last hour pope francis said farewell to leo varadka, irelands prime minister, before boarding the plane at dublin airport. the pope is now on his way back to rome following his two—day visit. it was the first papal visit to ireland for 39 years. a very different and modernised country greeted this pope compared to the one in 1979. those who gathered to hear, those expecting to hear how this will change across the catholic world. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are me rob merrick, deputy political editor at the independent, and the author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown. there have been numerous tributes paid to one of america's most respected politicians, john mccain, who's died at the age of 81. the vietnam war hero, defeated by barack 0bama in the 2008 presidential election, had

moment. badly needed new members a reconciliation between two of history's great opposing forces — catholicisme their criticisms to openly, elsewhere there is deep concern. to voice their criticisms to openly, in a seminary in hong kong, a place where china's persecuted christians once fled, the deal is seen as a deep betrayal. so we moved to this house back again. cardinaljoseph zen is particularly concerned that the chinese communist party will have power over all future appointments, with the pope only holding a veto. all future appointments, how many times can you veto? all future appointments, what can you expect from the government? they are presenting their names. from the government? can you expect them to present the names? decent names? to present the names? no. to present the names? with the new arrangement, they have in their hands the full rights to make their own choice. they have in their hands the full so, it is going to be a bad choice. they have in their hands the full do you believe if this deal goes through, it is the end of the catholic church in china? through, it is the

members of the clergy in ireland has referred to abuse as repugnant he's trying to reinvigorate catholicism in a country which has seen scandals involving the church over many decades the take that really shocked us all was when he was talking to survivors of a cover up of corruption in rome itself he literally referred to these people as kaka his translator again was kind of shocked and asked the pope to clarify the pope literally that somehow just as i said kaka they are filled to the top. u.s. senator john mccain has died at the age of eighty one the announcement of his death came fewer than forty eight hours after his family said mccain was ending medical efforts to treat his brain cancer john mccain was the two thousand and eight republican party presidential nominee and a distinguished military veteran. peru has imposed a new entry restrictions to try to limit the flow of migrants from venezuela no they have to carry passports previously venezuelans could enter peru using just a national id card one hundred fifty migrants have been allowed to leave an italian coast guard ship after be

it was a bastion of catholicism decades of scandals have hugely damaged the perception of the church they've aka reports from dublin. the pope's visit to ireland at this moment of crisis in the catholic church was always going to set the global agenda on how the vatican tackles its legacy of child sex abuse and pope francis didn't waste any time. we going to share. i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused in ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the church charge of the responsibility for that metatron and education the failure of ecclesiastical authorities to adequately address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage i myself share the sentiments. prime minister has been at the helm of social reforms in the country including the recent popular vote to legalize abortion long prohibited by the catholic church he said it was time to build a new relationship between church and state. people kept in dark corners behind closed doors. cries for help that went on hurt. and these wounds are still open. and there is much to be done to bring about jus

so really a crucial moment for catholicism in ireland in many respects.gain at my position overlooking the crowd here in phoenix park is the theologian father eamon conway. your thoughts as you watch this unfold behind you? i have been here with you since early this morning, and we can see the big difference between the darkness and the fog and here now these massive crowds arriving, still pouring in. it is beginning to move to an atmosphere of a festival, they are going to celebrate the most important sacrament in the christian tradition, the eucharist. i was speaking to some people, and their sense of just joy really, speaking to some people, and their sense ofjustjoy really, deep joy, you can see families, young people, children with their parents, their grandparents and so on, just looking forward very much to this are half praying together with the holy father. and the pope will deliver his homily, his sermon, during this mass. what have you been able to find out, or what sensed you have of what this mass will be like?m find out, or what sensed you h

how important do you think this is for catholicism in ireland? people who have a very strong faith? this nation has a strong faith, but it has been tested. until about a half an hour ago, i would have thought there was a real danger that monday morning it could be back to business as usual. i think the intervention by pope francis was quite dramatic. i think it makes us all stop in our tracks and take on board the path to repentance and renewal that he has been calling us on. he's developed it very well in his homily. he reminded us of our strong missionary tradition and to become missionaries ofjoy and love in the service of the gospel. calling us to read discovered those green shoots. he brought us back to what this is about, the sacrament of marriage and the family, where a married couple puts their love for one another at the service of god, to bea one another at the service of god, to be a mirror of god's love. the task of course now for pope francis as he travels back to rome later is to bring actions that will follow these words. that is e