final question, is it time, is it time for an african pope, for a black pope? it will be time.nd the lord has never, has never abandoned the church or left the church. so i believe, and i�*ve been in st peter�*s square at the election of three popes in the past. and my tendency has always been that of prayer with the lord who founded the church, provide for the church, or the type of leadership that he considered suitable for the church at this point in history. and if this time around... have we reached that point in history? ok, so that�*s up to him to decide, not me. i pray for it but he decides. cardinal peter turkson, it�*s been a pleasure having you on hardtalk. thank you. thanks. hello there. we had some pretty big temperature contrast across the uk on thursday. it was western areas that had the mildest weather, temperatures around swansea pushed up into double figures. whereas in contrast to that, across parts of east anglia, through most of thursday afternoon, temperatures were struggling at around four degrees celsius with grey skies, and a bit of damp and drizzly wea

but stock about what type of pope, pope francis has been. what sort of reforms has he focused on? francis has focused on being a pastor, providing more inclusive church. going out to the peripheries. that has been his signature. really going out and helping those poor, homeless, the immigrant, refugees. he is seen as a merciful figure. what he's not terribly merciful towards is the elites of the church. those who have the privileges and perks. we have seen how he has moved against some of them in recent months. ali: the american catholic bishop leaders who have criticized him, are they considered elites in church standing? why is it that they seem to have been among the most vocal critics? >> the opposition is very loud. it is very influential. it is really very small and located in the anglosphere of the united states. there's lot of money behind this conservative movement. they are relatively small. they have a certain approach that tracks the political trends in the united states. they don't like what pope francis is doing. really upending all of the customs and privileges thes

i know that pope francis knows for sure about these, at least two priests. i know for sure that the vatican is still in contact with the russian orthodox church, in particular their patriarch, patriarch kirill, who literally believes that if a russian goes to ukraine to kill, then he is cleansed of any other sins, this is almost a verbatim quote from him, but less so. can we hope for a practical manifestation this diplomacy, the very important religious diplomacy that we are talking about, which is very often - kept despite the fact that morally, as you said, pope francis is on our block? this diplomacy has two wings: public diplomacy and non-public diplomacy, sometimes this non-public wing can be sometimes, you know, a little stronger and more effective, that's why about all things, let me not talk now, all the secrets will become clear, but on that occasion the stay in rome of our synod, then my participation in the papal synod, indeed our delegation had... a lot of opportunities to work with various institutions of her apostolic capital, including the sta

on november 20 , the pope punished one of the main cardinals.november 13, the pope ordered the removal of a texas bishop for criticizing his reforms. on october 31 , the vatican announced that transgender people can be baptized and become godparents. parents. ever since pope francis was bishop in argentina, he has been trying to get as many people into the church as possible while keeping the catholics and they need every person they can get into a pew on sunday. 3 years ago, 75% of white catholics in america said they visited regularly; today the number is 45%. marriage is one of the seven sacraments, and as the church teaches, it can only be between a man and a woman, and the blessing in question is - and why can’t we bless people who love each other and want god helped them, protected them, made them stronger, this is obvious to me, although the church has only come to this now. the pope and this dogma say nothing about the blessing of unions, and to say that this decision can lead to this, who knows what will happen in the future, maybe it w

i want to declare to you today that the pope is with you. that is, you see, this moral neutrality was absolutely clarified. these , perhaps, doubts and pain, ours, was, a little, a little, i would say, suppressed, but i say to him, father, very good, thank you, and now in front of us, let's demonstrate all this. is very interesting, but our voice is important. and he changes, changes the world's understanding of what is happening in ukraine, as shevchenko said, so that the whole world heard what was happening in ukraine, for which she died, for which the cossacks became famous all over the world. problems with the joints limit movement, it is unpleasant and painful. strengthen them with help. dolgit joints are bags with collagen and vitamin c to restore articular cartilage. dollgit joints contributes to the normal functioning of the joints and has a positive effect on the health of the bones. stretching the joints improves motor functions. stretch your joints, move freely. there are 15% discounts on valeriana bulogarska in the psyllanyk pam

but when pope alexander the 7th died, no pope after him was willing to commit to the expensive building project zone to the senate dines when the piazza is complete, it has already cost squarely. and in fact, an estimate has been done for the cost of the building of the whole of some pieces . the piazza is somewhere in the region of $9000000000.00 with it spectacular design. st. peter's square is the most symbolic and famous gateway to the vatican city, state. beyond the symbolic border, you are officially no longer in vatican, but in a town in territory, you crossed from one country to another without even realizing it, just by setting foot in the square. but there was another largely secret way in and out. this 800 meter long cord or behind the arcades of saint peter's square is known as the past set to the board of go or the bar go passage. how was this tunnel created? what was it used for? was it there to spirit popes in danger out of the vatican? or was it used for dr. purposes? it was built as a covered passage, which people would not see what was going on that inside. it does coo

so this is the sealing of the coffin of the pope, although this tradition concerns everyone, but it seems to me that in a certain sense it was such an attempt to close this conservative principle that arose in the catholic church, and pope francis. who came after benedict, although the first first or chief secretary of benedict, who recently published a book called nothing but the truth, he writes that as if the relationship between francis and benedict were good, but nevertheless francis did everything to bury this legacy of benedict, the point is not only that he himself, in his, well, probably, internal perception, in understanding... religion, in understanding catholicism, he himself is rather a liberal, and maybe even a neoliberal with special, modern , some kind of claims to the dominion of the catholic church, but behind him stand very closely the democratic forces of the united states of america, including very closely certain circles from great britain, and i want to remind you that two people who are next to the pope, they predetermine in many ways... what the pope does is state

interesting that the pope corrected himself, huh.to a certain extent, er, made us understand that those statements of his were, unsuccessful. and at the end, listening to the voice of the bishops about the pain of ukraine, he himself added, he says. one more thing probably hurts you, you probably doubt whose side the pope is on, and today i want to declare to you that the pope is with you, that is, you see, this moral neutrality has been completely clarified, these doubts and our pain may have been a little.

well, pope francis and ukrainian society, which , let me remind you, is very sensitive in the second year of the war, and sometimes it seems that no matter who looks, no matter what anyone says, all this will be perceived, well, very sharply. how did the ukrainian greek catholic church react to everything? informational occasions that were associated with pope francis, everything that happened in society, let's say, in political circles, in journalistic circles, i know about that. if you can share how it was and if anything has changed maybe? obviously, our church is a part of ukrainian society, and we all react in the same way, yes, you are sure, because there were very sharp reactions when, when something hurts us, when something is not clear to us, we spontaneously react with all our minds and... the same , it also falls a little on the line of tension that i have already mentioned, we sometimes do not understand how the world can evaluate what is happening in ukraine in a different way, we sometimes say that various international institutions do not fully understand us, because t

, pope francis did not come to power by chance, he came to power after the german pope, as they used free will and not because he was ill, because that the german pope benedict, who took the place of john paul ii, had there was a certain mission with which he basically ascended to this pontiff’s chair, this mission. was to return conservative traditions to the catholic church, return it to normal, try to build everything in such a way that it would really be in that conservative... very few people who were present at his burial, and i now understand why his burial has such deep symbolic meaning, here is the decision today in the vatican, when the decision was made to bury him, according to tradition in the vatican very often major roman figures, the pope, there major cardinals, archbishops, they bury in the crypts those who were once buried. and who is transferred to some other place, in particular, benedict was buried in the crypt of paul john ii, that is, paul john ii, who is now considered a clique of saints, he was transferred for storage, his remains were transferred for storage

, it is very interesting that the pope granted us. chav audience for one hour, and then moved it to an hour earlier. we de facto came to the pope for a meeting, when none of the vatican institutions were still working, at 7 o'clock in the morning, instead of one hour, we had the opportunity to communicate for two hours. at that time, as the head of the church, i was really very i am satisfied because i just presented our synod to the pope and gave him the opportunity. to each of the bishops to stand up and speak, and our bishops spoke in ukrainian, english, portuguese, spanish in different languages, it is interesting that the pope corrected himself, well, to a certain extent, he made us understand that those statements of his were unsuccessful, and at the end , listening to the voice of the bishops about the pain of ukraine, he himself added, he said: you must be pained by one more thing, you must be doubting whose side the pope is on, i want to declare to you today, the pope is from you, that is, you see this moral neutrality was co

"everyone, everyone, everyone must be allowed in," says the pope. raymond burke say the pope should be a guardian of unchanging doctrine and tradition. in an unprecedented move last month, pope francis told vatican leaders he is evicting burke from his vatican apartment and revoking his salary. he says the cardinal is using these privileges against the church and sowing disunity. >> it's become evident if you don't agree with the pope on everything, that you're considered to be a problem. and this has never been the way the church has operated. >> reporter: the pope and the cardinal are strikingly different. burke lives in a palatial apartment while francis lives in a one-bedroom suite in a vatican guest house and prefers a simple cassock to burke's silk investments. the pope also recently ousted american cleric joseph strickland following a formal investigation. the former bishop of tyler, texas, once retweeted a video calling francis a diabolically disordered clown. >> these are guys that have been speaking out against him for years. and i think m

, jonathan morris is joins us between the pope and the u.s.catholic church. everybody here really, really make you feel like family and that they love you. our goal with tiktok was to enrich the lives of our residents and just to be able to show people what senior living can be like. i think i am a tiktok grandma. my kids think i am. i mean, we're the ones that are being entertained. time goes faster when you're having fun. when my doctor gave me breztri for my copd things changed for me. breztri gave me better breathing, symptom improvement, and reduced flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain occur. ask your doctor about breztri. rachel: pope francis confirms h

and finally, pope frontier has a fully approved allowing catholic priests to bless. same sex couples. the decision reverse as a 2020 walnut buckskin building that condemn the blessing of gay unions. argument the gold count blessing the light. this reading comes up to l. g. b t q advocates pushed forward during a recent meeting of bishops. francis approved for the documents in october, that's allows transgender people to be baptized. so you got parents on the witnesses, should weddings? bishop george come on. yeah, it's a waste of grace. judges in kenya says the decision spots discontent among many catholics. and the issue of l. g b t 2, especially, it ain't nothing. it is not our katya. you to go to acosta. actually, initially it was not going to run. and we said it, it just lead us. if we are preaching a boat, gore, bridging a boat price, there is nowhere in the bible. the bible allows month to month a month, there is on it was subdomains. amara was destroyed. it was because of a be take you people enough to up the thing that different we very and i got the bible th

are very close to the pope's out. especially close of those who suffer. my mission is to show that this food least is the case called an ocean bone. discussed the main purpose of his visit with ukraine's authorities behind closed doors. a few weeks later, keepers main square was flooded with students from greek catholic. the clues he asked to go institutions, they were addressed by, well known ukrainian politicians by cities shall boone and say, listen to most of and i am one of whom owns only regarded as most the minds behind the mind and protests. the will also faculty members of the ukrainian catholic university, the richard, the what you've done, how can i use it this summer? but almost attending so, so i'll just show up with your car. so when you see, if it was just put off alarm, no, great, it's not you i use come on, you skipped to rebuild, which will double check up on my be me. i will see you soon. you ask it, see through you more double. just don't space, i'm going to slide 2016. some ukrainian region starte

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pope francis saying monday that blessings are f3r everyone. doctor kenneth dowling is a psychologist who also identifies as a catholic. it says the vatican's announcement is progress from the pope. it will speak to. >> young catholics who now have a little bit of hope that the future will be brighter. pope francis is kind of putting his foot in the door and open for the possibility of change in the future. the archbishop of san francisco released a statement monday saying, quote. >> i encourage those who have questions to read the vatican declaration closely in the continuity with the church isn't changing teaching, doing so will enable want to understand how to encourage is pastoral solicitud. while maintaining fidelity to the lord jesus christ, the vatican clarifies that the blessings may not be done as part of a church ritual north. the same time as a civil union father. donald godfrey is the university chaplain at the university of san francisco. it's not about ally 70's. >> in the with vestments that it's about a possible situation where

on november 20 , the pope punished one of the main cardinals.dered the removal of a texas bishop for criticizing his reforms. on october 31 , the vatican announced that transgender people. now the church is outside the bounds of morality. i go to mass every sunday, unless i'm tied up or kidnapped, the priests are afraid to talk about morality. they'll tell you about the mustard seed, about st. john the baptist, but they will no longer talk to you about modern morality in america, because the damage. about 20% of americans attend services weekly , will the number increase because pope francis has a more favorable view of personal behavior, who am i to judge, being homosexual is not a crime. no, i don't believe this will work. in 2013, the pope remarked who i was to judge during a discussion about a priest's sexual orientation. in 2021, the board of the catholic church said it could not give blessings. amen! in general, of course, you can have different attitudes towards these processes, but everything that is happening is total degeneration, the

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said about protecting civilians as gaza's reported death toll nears 20,000 >>> the major shift from pope francis on same-sex couples what the vatican announced today. >>> the governor of texas signing a controversial new border bill, setting the stage for a major showdown with the federal government >>> the verdict in the trial of marvel star jonathan majors, charged with assaulting his former girlfriend >>> new developments in the investigation into lead-tainted applesauce that sickened dozens of children was it done on purpose? >>> and harry smith on the tradition dating back more than a century in a place they call the christmas city >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and welcome, everyone. much of the east coast recovering tonight from a massive storm that brought heavy rain, coastal flooding and high winds from florida to maine, killing at least two people and spawning a tornado in south carolina over the weekend. utility crews in new england tonight still trying to restore electricity after powerful wind gusts brought down trees seven states

what message is the pope sending this christmas?ve just listened to the pope's message, his blessing to the city and the world which he does each christmas. it was a very strong anti-war message. he called on the world to say no to war which he described as an aimless voyage and an inexcusable folly. he also called for an end to the hostilities in israel, palestine calling for an end to the israel-hamas war which he said was leading to an appalling harvest of victims. so the message from the pope is very much one of calling for peace, calling for an end to conflicts around the globe and saying the war and particularly the arms trade must be rejected. >> i understand that cnn is learning that sarah netanyahu, the wife of israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, sent a letter to the pope on saturday requesting his help for the release of israeli hostages held by hamas in gaza. what more are you learning about this letter? >> reporter: well, i can imagine this letter will be taken seriously by the vatican and the vatican diplomats

signs thinking pope francis for his directive allowing priests to bless same- sex marriages. they call themselves the rainbow brigade and this comes after last week's announcement from the vatican that priests can offer blessings to people in same-sex marriages. it is a major departure from church teachings that have described them as simple. the pope's message was part of today's day of christmas. >> everybody will be supportive of that message as well. we know we are. we could not have asked for something better to have been inside the churches and then for the priest to say the pope took this wonderful step this week. >>> the san francisco archbishop has been much more muted in his response. he issued a statement pointing out the pope did not give them the green light to conduct a same-sex wedding. instead a couple in need of spiritual guidance and encouragement can receive a priest blessing. >>> coming up, we will show you the many ways people across the bay area are giving back. >>> it is the only private island in san francisco bay and it is up for sale. >>> we will coo

"everyone, everyone, everyone must be allowed in," says the pope.erican cardinal raymond burke say the pope should be a guardian of unchanging doctrine and tradition. in an unprecedented move last month pope francis told vatican leaders he's evicting burke from his vatican apartment and revoking his salary. he says the cardinal is using these privileges against the church and sowing disunity. >> it's become evident that if you don't agree with the pope on everything that you're cnsidered to be a problem. and this has never been the way the church has operated. >> reporter: the pope and the cardinal are strikingly different. burke lives in a palatial apartment while francis lives in a one-bedroom suite in a vatican guest house and prefers a simple cassock to burke's silk vestments. the pope also recently ousted american cleric joseph strickland following a formal investigation. the former bishop of tyler, texas once retweeted a video calling francis a diabolically disordered clown. >> these are guys that have been speaking out against him for years.

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as you said, pope francis is on our side.s diplomacy has two wings: public diplomacy and non-public diplomacy, or it is this non-public wing that can sometimes be, you know, a little stronger and more effective. that's why it's important, about all things, let me not, don't talk now, everything is secret, it will become clear, sooner or later, eh, but, at the same time. on the occasion of our synod's stay in rome, then my participation in to the papal synod, indeed, our delegation had the opportunity to work a lot with various institutions of the apostolic capital, including the state secretariat. this is the core of vatican diplomacy. by the way, the holy father very approvingly accepted quite a few. deep, important initiatives of ours, the creation of certain mechanisms, uh , how to monitor the situation in russia in order to protect ourselves from russian propaganda and so on, that is, our work, i see, was very, very interesting and very successful, but a concrete manifestation of this was the participation of the apostoli

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he appealed to germans not to give a pope for a peaceful world. and with consistently high polling for the far right here in germany, some are called on people and not to turn their backs on democracy. 2023 was a year when many people wanted to switch off the news. president stein my asset and his address, the crises around the world with many, just too depressing open. i totally briefly did. the jim and president mentioned russia's war and ukraine, now dragging on through it 2nd winter as he pointed out. all the war in the middle east, between israel and thomas jesus, the other ones of this year has left many unresolved issues here in our country to lunch. i know some people are looking skeptically at governmental and politicians, and some are worried about the future. the either we all long for a more peaceful world. i feel the same longing, and it is my belief that we must never abandon it. people wanted clear on so as to the world's problems done, my i said, and it was right to expect politicians to provide them between the lines. the presiden

the pope himself, john told the 2nd even personally received the president of austria fall type. when he experienced strong international i solution. the day was recorded a saying said well, time was a good catholic. so his position was restored. based on this knowledge, clearly cardinal stiff and that you had to special instructions one from the savvy and orthodox church. and another from the catholic church in croatia. most offering evidence by order of the vatican to look into unifying the collective positions. and one way that caused them to step in us shut the color st. this document is a personal letter from the timeouts. bishop alisha step and that's it's dated november, the 29th. but this is from 1979. just imagine that's more or less a year before croatia was officially proclaimed and recognized as the newly formed independent state of croatia. from this measure it becomes abundantly clear that the knowledge of bishop alicia's step in that's is a committed and notorious mtc much simply what he did just a you know, the salt to break out of the 2nd world war was to attack

we are sending the gift of gratitude to pope francis for what he has been. has taken on conservatives at the vatican on behalf of people. >> reporter: last week the pope declared bishops can offer blessings to people in same-sex marriages. that is a major departure from church teachings. during today's demonstration one of the parishioners that the new message was a part of today's christmas service. >> pope francis has recently allowed members of the lgbtq community to be blessed in their marriages. it is not necessarily accept, but it was mentioned and something we were happy to hear. >> reporter: the message today a bit of a surprise to demonstrators. when pope francis made his announcement last week the san francisco archbishop was very muted in his response. the archdiocese issued a short statement. it is to say the declaration does not give the green light to a priest to conduct a same- sex wedding. if that a married couple in need of spiritual guidance and encouragement can ask for a priest blessing and the priest will be permitted. >> open the doors

pope francis saying monday that blessings are for everyone.tor kenneth dowling is a psychologist who also identifies as a catholic. >> and says the vatican's announcement is progress from the pope. it's just really, really a relief to know that he is on our side and he's been fighting a lot of conservative. >> forces in the church in the vatican, the archbishop of san francisco released a statement monday saying, quote, i encourage those who have questions to read the vatican declaration closely in the continuity with the church isn't changing teaching, doing so will enable want to understand how to encourage is pastoral solicitud while maintaining fidelity to the lord jesus christ, the vatican clarifies that the blessings may not be done as part of a church ritual north. the same time as a civil union father. donald godfrey is the university chaplain at the university of san francisco. it's not about ally 70's. >> in the with vestments that it's about a possible situation where a couple of looking for a private thing from the please in indivi

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whenever the to pope is feeling unwell, all eyes of course go to the vatican. thank you so much. >>> coming up, a warning for parents with small children after a rise of respiratory illnesses. we will discuss what parents need to know with a doctor. that's next. >>> this morning on health news, a triple threat of covid-19, the flu and rsv. that's causing an uptick in respiratory illnesses here in the u.s., especially among children. that is according to the centers for disease control and prevention. officials say november data shows hospitalizations have been increasing for months and more than 10% of doctor visits mopping children under are than 5 were for flu-like illness. that's three times higher than the national average. joining me is dr. jane morgan. thank you for your time. and for your expertise. >> thank you. >> so, great. what can we expect this season? and talk to me about these numbers, these cases happening in china and whether that's of significance to us here in the u.s. >> it is. and we are all interconnected in this global society. what we ar

. >> today pope francis formally permitted roman catholic priests to bless same-sex couples.e blessings can be carried out, but same-sex unions are still not recognized by the catholic church. that declaration says, "when people ask for a blessing, exhaustive moral analysis should not be placed as a precondition for conferring it. the grace of god works in the lives of those who do not claim to be righteous, but who acknowledge themselves humbly as sinners like everyone else." >> we want to get more perspective on this announcement. joining us live is julie hanhan rubio from santa clara university. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> what do you make of the news of the pope allowing priests to bless lgbtq+ weddings? >> i say that it's not quite that. what the declaration does is it allows priests to bless same-sex couples. it explicitly says that these blessings should not take place near weddings so that there isn't any confusion about catholic teaching about marriage, which hasn't changed. >> but we've seen pope francis break with traditional stance in lgbtq

is on, i want to declare to you today, the pope is with you, that is, you see, this moral neutrality was absolutely clarified. these maybe doubts and our pain, was a little bit, i would say, suppressed, but i say to him, so, very good, thank you, and now in front of us, let's demonstrate all this, it is not an easy task, to return home and convince of this our people, our, our, our people, so you see, the dynamics are very interesting, but our voice is important, and it... changes, changes the world's understanding of what is happening in ukraine, as shevchenko said, so that the whole world could hear , what happened in ukraine, for which she died, for which the cossack glory became all over the world, problems with the joints limit movement, it is unpleasant and painful, strengthen them with the help of a long. these are bags with collagen and vitamin c to restore articular cartilage. dolgit joints contributes to the normal functioning of the joints and has a positive effect on bone health. dolgit joints facilitate motor functions. with dolgit joints, move freely. damn, stepladders,

visit xfinitymobile.com today. >>> the pope, pope francis turns 87 today.he celebrated with cake and families helped by a vatican charity. >> despite recovering from a bout of bronchitis, at 87 years old, the pope keeps a busy schedule with foreign trips and meetings with world leaders. pope francis is one of the oldest pontiffs in the church's history, still behind pope leo who held the position until 93. >>> in disney's animal kingdom, they're celebrating the first birth of an african elephant in seven years. the baby girl, named cora weighed 218 pounds at birth. that's my current weight right now, tmi for everyone. park officials say she's extra special because her mother was also born inside animal kingdom in 2005. >> disney's animal kingdom cared for her for her entire 22-month pregnancy. both baby and mom will bond before joining the rest of the herd. african elephants with way up to six tons and are the largest land animals on earth. >>> a first-time grandpa is also a first-time viral star. >> it started with a nighttime routine tucking in his grandd

we notice that the pope is gradually improving. item that was administering the antibiotics has been taken out. francis did not travel to cop28 summit that he wanted to do on doctors address. he did give a message to the cop, who emphasized the pope's call to end fossil fuels and get agreements from countries to tackle climate change. francis will be 87 later this month. he keeps a punishing schedule. he is continuing to implement reforms in the church and diplomatic efforts in bringing peace to the israel/hamas war. >>> at least 11 climbers have died in indonesia after the eruption of the volcano on sunday. 12 are missing and dozens more were evacuated. the eruptions sent ash as high as three kilometers into the air, covering nearby towns. experts say the eruption is ongoing and they are warning people to avoid the area. >> translator: the wind is blowing to the north. and the safe radius is three kilometers. we hope people can stay outside of the radius. if you have to do activities around the volcano, you're advised to wear a ha

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pope francis saying monday that blessings are for everyone.tor kenneth dowling is a psychologist who also identifies as a catholic. it says the vatican's announcement is progress from the pope. it will speak to. >> young catholics who now have a little bit of hope that the future will be brighter. pope francis is kind of putting his foot in the door and open for the possibility of change in the future. the archbishop of san francisco released a statement monday saying, quote, i encourage those who have questions to read the vatican declaration closely. >> in the continuity with the church isn't changing teaching, doing so will enable want to understand how to encourage is pastoral solicitud. while maintaining fidelity to the lord jesus christ, the vatican clarifies that the blessings may not be done as part of a church ritual north. the same time as a civil union father. donald godfrey is the university chaplain at the university of san francisco. it's not about ally 70's. >> in the with vestments that it's about a possible situation where a c