host: john garvey at the cato institute, in advance of the visit. we're getting your calls and comments on his impact on american public policy and global issues as well. jean is joining us next from arizona. caller: good morning. 76-year-old mexican-american father to be. i have been a catholic since i was a kid. i'm proud to serve my lord. people don't want to hear, they don't want to be told anything, especially the right-wing americans. they don't want to be told anything. we are all children of god. i think he is doing a wonderful job. we have to respect everybody because we are all children of god. god bless america. have a nice day. the immigration policy in this country -- we need to do something. donald trump, he is nothing but an idiot. if i will haved american. am an i did not have to do it when i joined the military. thank you, and god bless. timothy cardinal dolan has written a piece, available this morning from "new york daily news." meanwhile, a congressman, who " why for townhall.com, i am boycotting pope francis' address to congress

donald wuerl will give the homily, and john garvey will call on students to pray for the pope's visit. mass is at 12:10 p.m. at the basilica at the national shrine of the immaculate conception. if you're hoping to attend some of the pope's events here in washington, you should probably expect to leave your selfie stick at home. the secret service has banned selfie sticks and drones in philadelphia. a similar ban could be put in place for the d.c. visit as well. the federal government wants agencies to let workers to telecommute while the pope is in town. that's to avoid the massive traffic we are expecting here. he's from the 22 to 24 of this month. >>> today is the last game of the preseason. we say see cousins play most or all of the game today after he was officially named the starting quarterback. the 'skins are playing at home against the jacksonville jaguars tonight. the regular season begins ten days from today. >>> there are still plenty of tickets available for tonight. you can watch the game at 7:30 right here on nbc4. we will air the postgame show after that. regular progra

catholic university president john garvey will call on students to pray in preparation. mass is at 12:10 at the basilica at the national shrine of the immaculate conception. >> we have to wait until next week to find out if six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray will be tried in baltimore. during a series of hearings yesterday a judge refused to drop charges against the officers. and denied a motion to remove the prosecutor, marilyn mosby. but the judge did rule that the six officers should be tried separately. he also said he feels jurors can be found in baltimore for the trials. >>> the man in charge of the officers says the police officer quote took a knee after the riots following freddie gray's death. former police commissioner anthony batts made the comments last night. he suggested that that may have cost him his job. >>> a former state department employee is expected to assert his fifth amendment right not to testify in front of a house committee on capitol hill. brad pagliano helped hillary clinton set up her private e-mail server. he

donald wuerl will give the homily and john garvey will call on students to pray in preparation for the pope's visit. mass is at 10:00 at the basilica at the national shrine of the immaculate conception. >>> if you're hoping to attend some of the pope's events here in washington you should expect to leave your selfie stick at home. the secret service has banned selfie sticks and drones from the pope's events in philadelphia. a similar ban could be put in place for his d.c. visit as well. the federal government wants agencies to let workers telecommute when the pope is in town. he will be here from the 22nd to the 24th of this month. expect a whole heck of a lot of traffic. >> you have do the old fashioned selfie. hold the phone. also no balloons. no bicycles. so they're shutting down traffic in philly. can't drive into philly while the pope is there and no bikes. you'll be walking. >> i'm going to put on my sneakers. with my regular clothes. >>> all right. coming up on 20 minutes after 5:00 right now. a live look outside for you this morning. a few clouds to speak of. at this early hour

joining me is john garvey, president of catholic university of america where the pope will hold masswednesday. this is an extraordinary honor for catholic university, well due, and also a huge responsibility with the crowds expected and the security concerns. >> it certainly is. this is something we ought to be used to by now. this is the third pope to visit catholic university. pope benedict was here in 2008 and saint john paul in 1979. it seems like there's a bigger operation going on this time around. we've got miles of bicycle rack and fences, we have been working with the secret service since march. the security preparations are extreme, as you said. >> this is a pope, he is first of all the first jesuit pope and the first pope in modern times that we know of who wants to embrace the crowd, wants to move into the crowds. he reaches out to people. so he is by his very nature and that's part of his mission. >> hard to contain. >> hard to contain. >> it's a very different thing. when pope john paul visited the campus of catholic university in 1979, part of the security detail was o

please welcome john garvey. >> thank you for having me down here. i've never been to the cato institute. i'm surprised. i have so many friends who work here. let me begin with a little quiz i want you to answer mentally the following three questions. who said this? first, you're not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving him back what is his. the earth belongs to everyone not to the rich. this was pope paul vi quoting saint ambrose. here's another. equally worrying is the ecological question, man consumes the resources of the earth in an excessive and disordered way. he's embarked upon a senseless destruction of the natural environment. this is john paul ii. last, how can we genuinely teach the importance of concern for other vulnerable beings however troublesome or inconvenient if we fail to protect a human embryo even when its presence is uncomfortable and creates difficulties? this is pope francis. much of what francis says can seem new, even shocking, because he has a very colorful style, but he's firmly situated in a

john var garvey, our first speaker is president of the cathyick university of america. he was the dean of boston ollege law school from 1999 to 2010. and 2008 he was the president of the association of american law schools. he has practiced law with the firm of marches den in san francisco. taught at notre dame, michigan, and kentucky. co-author of numerous books including religion and the constitution and sexuality and the u.s. catholic church. from 1981 to 1984, he was the assistant to the solicitor general of the united states and he was elected to the american law institute in 1982. please welcome john. [applause] john: thank you very much. thanks for having me down here. i have never been to the cato institute. i'm surprised. i have so many friends who work here. so let me begin with a little quiz. i want you to answer mentally the following three questions. who said this? first, you're not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man but you you are giving him back what is his? the earth belongs to everyone not to the rich. his was pope paul the sixth. equally w

debate about the pope's views on capitalism, headed by .ohn garvey and jay richards the cato institute posted. -- posted. hosted. [no audio] johnis was pope paul the sixth quoting saint ambrose. equallyanother test worrying is the ecological question. men of sus is over the earth and a disorderly way. he has embarked on a quest to destroy the natural environment. john paul ii. last, how can we generally teach the importance of concern for beings if we fail to protect the human embryo even when it's presence is uncomfortable increased difficulties? this is pope francis. i'm not sure what pope francis says is even new or shocking because he has a colorful style, but he is firmly positioned in catholic teaching. the differences that the media likes to draw between him and his previous assist us predecessors is that francis himself said he proposed himself about his teachings about marriage and conception that i am a son of the church. i want to talk about what he has to say about poverty and what he might mean about the environment and new little bit about the authoritativeness of church teachings. let me begin with the poor care