. >> father paul morrissey and augustinian priest. he has many duties.. secondly a chaplain in a philadelphia prison system. third he is an author. the black wall of silence tackling real-world issues and portrays so the similarities between them. >> the inmates in a waiver so touching and vulnerable. share with my own thoughts are. my god. i might be in a prisoner my own. >> lines of the church's cover up my sexual abuse case that may result in a life sentence. >> the actual silencing represented by the cover of the book a collar around the priests mouth illustrates an issue which i think is grounds for why sexual cues and the cover of might've happened. >> name the black wall of silence is derived from the blue wall of silence we often here in law enforcement. an unwritten code. the church is no different from that. he sent a copy of his book to pope francis the kind of promote the conversation about some of these controversial issues. >> we no instinctually protect the institution. what about honesty and integrity. bill: you can go back to the scandal

. >> reporter: father paul morrissey is one of the chaplains here. >> i will get to listen to him, see> reporter: bringing light from the clouds and through the barbed wire to a population often pushed away and forgotten. >> he wants to show that's what catholicism and christianity is all about. to reach out to the outcast, the marginalized. we're an inclusive church. >> reporter: with security and planning well underway, there's a buzz behind these wells. >> there are going to be millions on the parkway that will see a glimpse of the pope. there are going to be a couple hundred people in here who will meet him face-to-face and converse with him. that's astounding. >> reporter: there's been some opposition to this visit. some wondering why the prisoners and not their victims. the chaplain for one hopes it will bring hope and encouragement and help with rehabilitation. in holmesburg, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> on wednesday, an inmate stabbed a guard at the prison but officials say they are confident the pope will not be in danger when he tours the facility. count on nbc 10 to follow

father paul morrissey is one of the chap lines here. >> i will get to listen to him, see him in action>> reporter: bringing light from the cloud and barbed wire to a population locked away and often forgotten. >> he wants to show that's what catholic catholicism is all about. we're an inclusive church. >> reporter: with security and planning well underway there's a buzz behind these wells. >> there are going to be millions on the parkway that will see a glimpse of the pope. there are going to be a couple hundred people in here who will meet him face-to-face and converse with him. that's astounding. >> reporter: there's been some opposition to this visit. some wondering why the prisoners and not their victims. the chaplain for one hopes it will bring hope and encouragement and help with rehabilitation. in holmesburg matt delucia nbc 10 news. >>> on wednesday, an inmate stabbed a guard at the prison but officials say they are confident the pope will not be in danger when he tours the facility. count on nbc 10 to follow every development as philadelphia prepares for the pope's visit in se

morrissey. he said, i'm not sure it's good for the pope to be involving himself in microeconomics. i think some of this is going outside the normal paradigm. but john paulitics and conservatives loved that. why do you believe, if you have an opinion here, conservatives are having such a hard time and such a black lash now? >> i think because this pope has been so very outspoken about the economy and how the environmental issues are impacting the poor and the economic structure of the world. he's taken it further than john paul ii took it. when he talks about equal distribution of wealth, conservatives get nervous because it sounds to them like marxism on communism. from pope francis' perspective, he's preaching the gospel. the contribution as s jesus talked about it. he seems to take the ball a little further. >> you expect he will confront leaders here when he comes in the fall on some of these issues? i mean, they will be part of his public comments. but will there be direct confrontation is the best way to put it? >> well, confrontation in the sense that they will be sitting there, listening to what he is saying. and if you remember, all of the pictu