john pa john paul iio opened his papacy about the prodigal son. he doesn't care about the sin. he cares about his son coming back to me. in this quote here he wants to emphasize that god loves the person, and that is something to be differentiated from sinful facts, and i think that is already a challenge to the notion that one is gay by nature rather than one has same sex desires which one acts upon. there is a sense of which we can misread pope francis as the liberal that we want him to be. >> so maybe not as revolutionary as the secular media is holding him out. >> at least to that kind of revolution would mean, yes. >> there is another comment that he said. he said it's not necessary to talk about these issues all the time. that comment struck me as a statement about all these things, about homosexuality, abortion, about the role of women. we don't need to talk about these things all the time. what does that significantfyify to you. >> that's the most important thing that he felt he said, that the church is a field hospital and the church is understood as a place for healing. if the church is understood as a place of healing of many wounds, we don't focus on every one of them. we focus on the message that the church is a place of love and healing. >> which does refer to that last screen, the thing the church needs more today is the availability to heal wounds. >> exactly. and it can be distracting and distorted if all you're ever looking at is the one sin rather than healing for it. >> so a new view for the pope and his papacy. he makes a lot of headlines in the secular media. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me . >> the palm oil industry boon in m malaysia is having a deadly effects on the pigmy elephant. the small elmans ar elephants are dying at an alarming rate. >> take away the people and she's alone. so far the only pigmy elephant at the rescue sanctuary. the expectation is there will be as many 50 injured elephants joining her. lucky for her, but that demand is a worrying threat to the wildlife. the sanctuary was opened by governor. >> you're involved in this, your guilty conscious made you part of it. >> definitely not. that's a realization that we cannot live in isolation. i think it's a realization that we should be part of the overall effort. >> reporter: it is still possible tha to see striking wildlife down the river although the chance of seeing an elman is highly unlikely. there are thought to be 200 left. no one knows how muc how many there once was. >> for kilometer after kilometer, after kilometer. this is all you see trees. it's fruit and seeds are crushed in process, and it's in thousands of product. >> in the air you see the scale. at ground level the trucks rumble buy at relentless predictability. sometimes animals are not rushed out, but hurt. and these elephants are thought to have ate bait meant for smaller animals to keep them out of the plantations. there are other threats, too. >> trunks get hurt by hunting senators and they cause horrible injuries. so this sanctuary is for this group of animals. >> reporter: financial support for the sanctuary is welcomed. but eve even those in the palm l industry say in the past they've been part of the problem. >> that report from al jazeera's andrew thomas. coming up next here a new york church takes center stage. where broadway's goes to peace and answers after the curtain call. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko >> we end this night with a look at the catholic community closer to home. if you're in times square late on saturday night you may see a few actors bolting were broadway to a religious mission. some are headed to church, the actor's chapel. likely the only church in the world where a stuntman changes a life and a choir with residents could deliver the faithful the best seats in the house. >> we visited a church in new york city and met some folks you might already know. >> dear father, it is hard for me to put into works what st. malikis meantimes to me. it is where i first took my children to mass. where i would go often between matinee and eave performances, and when i would meet fellow actors i can't imagine broadway without st. maliky. god bless. florence henderson. >> it's called the actor's chapel because we're in the midst of the theater community. it had settled around here where a church had already been established. and once it had come here the parish priest responded to the new need, and started servicing the theatrical community. >> i wouldn't actually call it the entertainment chapel because it involved everyone in the industry. >> reporter: times square in 1977 was a disaster. when roger moore arrived here in 1977 he realized he could not keep the church open if the neighborhood didn't change. he would talk to the drawing dealers , the prostitutes, everybody. he talked to everybody and worked against the negative element. he said when he first got here the catholic church saved time square. >> you may find at different point of the week the bells play a tune you may be familiar. [♪ music ] >> well with, i moved into the neighborhood back in '82, and i got an apartment down the street. one summer night i heard these bells playing "there is no business like show business." i asked the land lady, i heard bells playing "there is no business like show business." i said what theater is near here. she said no, it's the church down the street. >> you find it ironic that we're playing a show tune at a catholic church. but it's a church where everyone would feel comfortable to walk in to. >> a lot of actors are famous for coming here. chris farley used to come here. antonio banderas. >> bob hope was here. >> i'm matt gumley. i was in "mary poppins," beauty and the beast. i've done some tv. >> you might know me from being ed on disney's the lion king. >> i'm luke mannikus, and i've been matilda the musical on broaded way. >> we're the only church in new york and probably anywhere in the world that has 11:00 o'clock mass for performers. >> it satisfies your sunday obligation to attend mass. >> i don't want to get up on sunday morning, no. [ laughing ] >> did you get a lot of laughs? >> on saturday night trying to get to the chapel is very stressful. >> i finish the show. i've done this great show. >> are you getting autographs? >> i made a lot of people hopefully very happy in their experience. >> everyone is talking about the show that they saw, and they're, like, this person was amazing, and the show is amazing. >> and people are out having a good time. some of them maybe had one too many drinks. >> clowns to the right of me. jokers to the right. >> yes, we get that the show was amazing, but you should get to where your destination is, and then talk about it. >> just don't get run over. >> crowds everywhere. you just trying to get to church. you're dodging, you're scurrying. >> there are tourists like, click, click. >> we got to go. we got a break. >> that's what i find interesting. it's the trying, it's the trying to get there. it's my spiritual struggle. >> my wife is currently in her second battle with cancer. so it's really --it's amazing. what something like this can bring to your life. it's sort of a thing where you don't--you're not aware of it until these times. but i'm keenly aware of it now. >> i pray that everybody who's sick and hopeles homeless, that they get what they need. and everybody who wants to try to be in this show biz, they try their hardest. even if they don't get something, it doesn't mean that they're not good. it just means that they have to keep working. >> i think the actor will pray for success in their craft. they're willing to sacrifice so much, and i've seen it. the struggle an actor will be engaged in trying to keep life normal just to be able to pursue this craft is incredible. the dedication. it's impressive. >> there are a lot of people who would say that there is a conflict between the values of the catholic church and what is traditionalcally perceived as the heedennistic lifestyle of show business the old days of actors being considered salacious rum pots is really far gone. most actors in my experience are working. a lot of them are very spiritual, very religious. >> you have to understand that an actor is involved in a position that johnii said the actor and the artist were those who best emulate god in his activity of creation. where god took nothing and made it something. so, too, an actor or artist. they seem to create out of nothing something that seems to be their own work. therefore it is quite appropriate that the actor would come to a place of worship. >> and that is america tonight. remember, if you would like comment on any stories you have seen tonight. log on to www.aljazeera.com/america tonight. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ coordinated attacks against military targets in yemen and al-qaeda is suspected. welcome, you are watching al jazeera and also on this program syria's prime minister said the war is stalemate and the government is ready to back a cease fire. and the death toll rises to 97 as a storm latches mexico and destroyed by landslides. and opposition groups boycott