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the iranian message as well, i wanted to get a response from cnn's religion commentator father edward beck. he reacted to the pope's message. listen. >> it's expected in a message like this to be praying for world peace, unfortunately, we find ourselves not at peace in so many areas that the list seems particularly long, but i think, again, putting into context what christians are celebrating right now, we've just gone through the three days. good friday is about suffering. it is about somehow finding meaning in suffering and moves us to today, to easter. so i think the easter message of the pope is that even though we're living in this violent world, the prayers for peace continue. the fact is, christians celebrate that jesus rose from the dead. the pope is really putting it in the context of we can have hope in this but he's challenging the world community that we have to work together for that. it's not going to happen unless we ban together as an international community to help make it happen. >> there's been a string of allegations against police recently regarding racism. coming up,

edward beck. welcome to bostonth of you.ope pray for peace in his easter message, but does this resonate differently because of the turmoil right now because of the huge popularity of pope francis. >> reporter: happy easter as the pope would say to both of you. sure i i mean every pope is an important diplomatic actor, the vatican is it's own religion that has it's own economic core is recognized as a sovereign state around the world. but this pope in particular, because of his huge poll numbers, the most present pugh forum found in united states he's got 94% approval among most americans, a recent "wall street journal" poll found that he's got almost 2/3% approval in bombs at large. when you've got a major world leader who has massive popmop popularity of course they're -- just comments on the deal with iran the pope paul,saw a chance for amore secure world. at a time when you hear benjamin netanyahu trying to undercut that deal the pope's at least tentative support probably has some diplomatic and legal significance. >> yo

. >> joining us now via skype from pell ham, new york father edward beck. good to see you.the hope was quoting from a 2001 declaration business pope john pawn ii and the head of the armenian church. would would turkey react this way? >> they don't like the term "genocide." they question the numbers, say it was not only christians killed except the fact remains that 22 countries have termed it a genocide. 43 states in the united states have passed resolutions to term it a genocide. it is before the house of representatives in the united states to term it a genocide. so turkey may be pushing back but the evidence seems to to be it was in fact genocide and. >> historically how well has the church gotten look with turkey. >> the history has been somewhat checkered, but right now you'll recalled in november pope francis visited turkey. there was an interfate ceremony. he met with religious leaders, including muslim leaders, they pledged to work together so he doesn't see this as anything that would -- today he was celebrated a mass to make a stain a doctor of the church. that sa

father edward beck, a cnn religion commentator. reverend coates. and rabbi matt gerwitz.t that right. >> close enough. >> thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. let me start with you, dr. moore. the situation in arkansas and indiana, it really took a lot of people by surprise. i imagine the governors of arkansas and indiana. why do you think this caused such an uproar? >> well i think it's really unfortunate that it caused such an uproar. what was happening in both states was a straightforward attempt to pro tektdtect religiously motivated people in order to have a fair balancing act in court. >> you supported these laws? >> i supported these laws as they were originally introduced. the hysteria that happened after that was unfortunate in all sorts of reasons -- for all sorts of reasons, one of them being the fact that you have say mischaracterization of what religious freedom is how it protects people and the way some of the leaders responded to the backlash. >> what is your take on this? >> well i'm concerned about the religious freedom laws principally because i t

joining me now, cnn religion commentator father edward beck. thank you for being here.er. >> thank you for spending part of it with me. >> you've seen the persecution of christians across the middle east and a kos africa. do you see the problem of the persecution of christians getting worse? >> it certainly seems to. cardinal dole 18 said the other day, cardinal dolan of new york said it was the worst since the first century the persecution of christians. we're seeing what's happening. they're posting videos of it and in real time with social media. >> we feel it more but it is happening more and that's why i think the pope is speaking out against it because it's becoming such a problem. he gave a lovely remarks of the vatican pointing to so many corners of the world where there has been persecution and atrocity from syria and iraq to yemen to the middle east to what happened in kenya this week. what did you make of his message? >> i think that he's speaking what people want to hear him say in the sense that he is the moral diplomat for the world. he is the peacemaker.