. >> host: robert whaples we're showing the book you edited "pope francis and the caring society." what are we going to find in here? >> guest: the book is written mainly by economists and when writing in response from three years ago. it's cannot as the popes environmental encyclical but it's economists were trying to gauge the pope in dialogue raises 25 times, and hopefully kind of fill in some blind spots that he has. we all have blind spots. he can help fill in some of ours but that's kind of the aim, to get the popes year, feel and the few blind spots about basically can make markets work as a caring society and kind of fix the problems like poverty and a bimetal problems at the same time. >> host: you've got michael novak doing the intro and robert murphy doing the close, two catholic economists. do you want only catholics to write? >> guest: so no. we didn't, i am catholic, a very devout catholic, but it's kind of a mix of economists can one person i think it is an economist. some of the people, i know there's an anglican. i don't really know about everybody else. >> host: wh

"adlib big board" pope francis says he w pope francis says he will take action to protect children from clergy sex abuse. today's announcement comes amid increased calls for the ington, d-c to >>> kliss take a look at the big board and see how the stock market is playing out, the dow is up right now about 20 points. >>> pope francis says he will take action to protect children from clergy sex abuse. today's announcement comes from increased calls from the archbishop of dc to step down after reports he covered up information about predator priests. >> reporter: in a letter tuesday, cardinal donald wuerl says his future -- his stepping down as essential to the future of the church. they were more than 300 catholic priests found to have abused 1000 children since 1947. he presided over the accused priest during his 18 years at the diocese, among the accusations against him is he reassigned and reinstated some of them. >> did you ever move priests quietly? >> that was not the process. >> reporter: we spoke with him the night before the report was released. >> you have any plans to resign? >

is it just pope francis? so it extends beyond what did pope francis know?s certainly when he found out about child abuse, allegations of child abuse against cardinal mccarrick from the archdioceses of new york who sent the report to rome, mccarrick was immediately removed from doing any public ministry and was stripped of his title as cardinal. in regard to the other allegations he said he said to them, those were concepts from seminaries and priests. still, though, we're waiting to hear from pope francis what did he know and when. and many including editorials in this country believe that pope france should speak publicly ability that time frame. >> yes, and catholics across the globe don't think the response has been good enough to this point. is this a watershed for pope francis, his greatest challenge perhaps? >> rosemary, i think this is his greatest crisis in the last century of the global catholic church. so it certainly is a watershed moment for pope francis. how he handsels this sex abuse crisis, and many say he's too late in handling it already, m

pope francis has confronted head on the atrocities committed during the nazi and then soviet occupations of lithuania francis is on a tour of the baltic states as lief away india latvia and estonia mark a hundred years since winning independence from russia his message to the faithful remember the suffering as a way to guard against hate in today's political landscape. as many as one hundred thousand people attended pope francis's mass and count us a huge turnout but that's less than half the number of lithuania's jews murdered in the holocaust lithuania uses this day when seventy five years ago the nazis fully liquidated the ghetto in the capital vilnius to remember that destruction it was the pope's moment to remind a country now eighty percent catholic of the dangers of forgetting the murder of more than two hundred thousand jews but. let us think back on those times it and ask the lord to give us the benefit of hindsight to prevent the return of the resurgent attitude in. the quote we must remove any with of and has some a tism among those who did not experience the holocaust and can

this is d w news live from berlin pope francis takes off his visit to the baltic states with a solemn tribute to victims of oppression in the way he also one hundred thousand people were on hand as friends honor those who suffered under the soviets and the nazis and get an update from our correspondent in vilnius also coming up from the state of germany's embattled don't dance to get intelligence chief threatens to bring the german government to a standstill if pressured to resolve the impasse proved too much for chancellor merkel in her country's fragile governing coalition. and a pretty terrorists homecoming after years in lebanon it's now safe enough for some syrian refugees to return home and see how one family is struggling to rebuild lives interrupted by years of hitler. welcome to the program i'm marrying evan stand. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet and nazi occupations a short time ago he laid a wreath at the monument of his illness ghetto for the country's jewish population and was almost a wife out seventy five years ago during the nazi

pleasure to have both of you on. >>> next on gps, pope francis has been a wildly popular pope but now he has a big problem, one that threatens to bring down his papacy. i'll talk to the "new york times'" ross douthat about that times'" ross douthat about that when we come back. ♪ south l.a. is very medically underserved. when the old hospital closed people in the community lived with untreated health problems for years. so, with the county's help we built a new hospital from the ground up and having citi as an early investor worked as a signal to others to invest. with citi's help we built a wonderful maternity ward and we were able to purchase an mri machine. we've made it possible for the people who live here to lead healthier lives and that's invaluable. ♪ >>> the good seems light in this picture of the pope as he met with officials from the u.s. bishop's conference on thursday but the topic was heavy, the american contingent traveled to roam after a one-time vatican ambassador to the u.s. alleged publicly last month that top vatican officials knew about sex abuse allegations again

because we also are involving the pope's previous pope francis. pope benedict was supposed to have issued the restrictions on cardinal mccarrick. according to vigano. and we see cardinal mccarrick celebrating mass with pope benedict and traveling around the world. if he had restrictions on mccarrick. he didn't follow them. is pope benedict to be implicated in not following through? is it just pope francis. it extend beyond just what did pope francis know. pope francis certainly when he found out about child abuse allegations of child abuse. against cardinal north carolina casework from the archdiocese of new york to rome. mccarrick was removed from doing any public ministry and stripped of his title as cardinal. with regard to the other allegations that vigano says he said to pope benedict and francis, those are allegations of sexual misconduct with seminaries and priests. it didn't have the same urgency as sexual abuse of minors. still waiting to hear from pope francis. what did he know and when. and many including editorials believe he should spe

. >> pope francis making a point not to weigh in after explosive allegations were leveled against him by a former official saying i told the pope about accusations against an american cardinal years ago and the pope did nothing. howie: is this largely a political attack from the pope's critics? the president says google is biased against him, and guy as the against conservatives. is that true? i'm howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz." whether you agree or disagree with the president calling for the firing of jeff zucker and andy lack, it's big news. the only msnbc comment we could find was on "morning joe." >> not only is he attacking andy lack with stupid rumors, but also he's going after the truth. howie: cnn is standing by this story. >> sources with knowledge tell myself and carl that michael cohen claims then candidate donald trump knew about the meeting in trump tower. howie: the president addressed the airport company saying at&t should fire jeff d. bernstein of watergate fame called trump an authoritarian. >> this is the greatest journalistic challenge in the modern era. it's

pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet and nazi occupations at a mass due by tens of thousands of people and columnist francis paid homage to victims of the holocaust and warned against a resurgent anti semitism it's the pope's first stop on a short tour of the baltic states. and dystonia are marking a century since winning independence from russia after world war one. the pope urged residents of all three nations to draw on their past experience to speak up for tolerance in europe you should. be clearly the pupil smallest the poorest in our mates whom we should welcome a hundred years after our word independence who is it that has nothing to give us to make our efforts and our sacrifices worthwhile perhaps it is the ethnic minorities in our city or the jobless who have to emigrate maybe it is the elderly and the lonely are those young people who find no meaning in life because they have lost their roots. also far in this tour pope francis has heard little or nothing regarding the catholic church sex abuse scandal here in germany though the influential

news live from berlin pope francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states was a song tribute to victims of oppression in the twentieth some one hundred thousand people were on hand as france is honoring those who suffered under the soviets and the nazis will get an update from our correspondent in builders also coming up the fate of germany's embattled job as dick intelligence chief threatens to bring the german government to a standstill the pressure to resolve the impasse proved too much for chancellor merkel and her country's prime charlton governing coalition. and in the bundesliga the away fans were in a party mood investigation they might have been miles from the area in front of the fire munich celebrated the start about tobar fans for the constable would add a little a shot that the world take a look at the best of the action. welcome to the program by marrying evans dean. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet a nazi occupations a short time ago he laid a wreath at the monument of the vilna ghetto where the country's jewish population was almost

back to pope francis and the caring society. some observers have detected a deep hostility the pope itself has gone on record insane that business is a noble profession. if it is directed to those ends up serving the poor and allowing for the humor coercion. he especially wants to create jobs that's it's can allow the people in the deeper's -- deepest parts to escape that. i think avenue wants to feel about business that it can be directed to good ends. and there's plenty of times where it's not. what we need to do is set the rules of the game. is francis different than benedict. i think there is a good deal of continuity. there are some important changes. let's compare john paul ii. the greatest support the church is ever given. he sees it in a way that can allow for this consequence we talk about. francis grew up there. in argentina. i think is very colored by the argentine society. when you hear the words capitalism. he thinks argentine capitalism. which many of us would call crony capitalism. capitalism with the latest is to

news live from berlin pope francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states in lithuania right now francis is holding a mass of a tens of thousands of catholic faithful encounters platelet later he'll pay tribute to the holocaust victims of the vilnius ghetto morial will get more from our correspondent also coming up. a precarious home coming up the years in levanon it's now siphoned off for some syrian refugees to return home and we'll see how one family is struggling to rebuild their lives that were interrupted by years of. hand in the bundesliga it was a comical atmosphere among the way money away fans in jails and cash and they might have been miles from various forgotten munich celebrating the start of the total for the conclave when the close the shelf will take a look at the best of the action. i'm rebecca races good to have you with us. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet and nazi occupations this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the south central part of the country it's the first stone on a four day tour of the baltic states the pope is

you're not the biggest fan of pope francis. liberal and making the church lose sight of what it stands for. >> i think there's a danger in francis' liberalization that it loses touch -- the church needs to change, but some changes compromise core christian ideas and teachings. but my, you know, when i wrote the book, i ended in bafflement and uncertainty about where the church goes next. and this return of the sex abuse crisis has, in certain ways, only increased that. you have this kind of stalemate between often older theological liberals, younger theological conservatives. the church has a billion people worldwide. every context and culture is different. the papacy is an incredibly difficult job. obviously in the short term, this further discredits the institutional church in the western world. but in terms of what happens next and where the church goes, only god really knows. >> that is the first time somebody has said that on "gps," ross douthat. >> the limits of punditry have been reached. >> thank you. >>> we will be righ

pope francis then toward a former k.g.b. prison in vilnius it's now a museum documenting the hundreds of lithuanians who were murdered there and thousands more including many priests shipped to forced labor camps in siberia the soviets for a decade occupation is still fresh for many lithuanians. we other but oleg's and we really appreciate that then shown on the pope on the what's in the. bandon such an e. before thought of freedom and especially the whole it isn't as a christianity it actually helped us. to fight against the soviet regime and. the pope leaves lithuania for a lot and estonia. fewer catholics live there but the pope hopes his message to remember will still resonate. and for more on the pope's style of the baltics correspondent constantine fine agathe now joins us from of illness so constantine the pope called on people to keep a watchful eye on them but was he aiming his comments beyond just the baltic states well his general message it is was anti-nationalism. exclusivism if you wish so i think that yes this

finally very is pope francis driving amongst the crowds. was. the great from it'd cost him to secure a place at the front that way they should be able to see the pope close up. as there was then just before entering their name the popemobile turns must the number ace only one place you. know here he is pope francis and the cell phones are ready was was. the experience is one thing but a video is also a must i. try oh no i pressed the wrong button i know i didn't get a video i didn't press the button. the pope is greeted like a pop star. pop they place it for him and the school ching sunflower has. the two and the holy father sends them. to me. peace to. give me a reward only was true in his address pope francis tells the sixty thousand of his service from nineteen countries the road to sanctity is not for lazy bones it requires effort encouraged out and finally his blessing. now. the bishops traveling with the pilgrims get to meet the pope. bishop peggy is even able to exchange a few words with him. then one was young altar girl gets closer to th

back to pope francis and the caring society. observers have detected a deep hostility a lot of people detect that. as is a noble profession. and they continue the sentence to say. if it is directed to those ends. of serving the poor and allowing for that human flourishing. but also they go forward in pushing to create jobs. they kind of have a nuanced view is the right way to put it. about business that it can be directed to good ends. and there is plenty of times where it's not. i think what the authors of the book are same. there there to the noble ends. as is it francis different than benedict or john paul the second. there are some important changes. john paul ii. it is for what kind of system they could write. with the greatest support. they try to find a way for them to talk about that. francis grew up in argentina. i think is very colored by the society in which he grew up. i think when he hears the word capitalism he thinks argentine capitalism. which many of us would call crony capitalism. the way to succeed is to head

pope francis met leaders of the u.s. catholic church today amid an ever widening scandal over clergy sexual abuse of children the batek and is reeling from crises around the world involving the molestation of children by priests and allegations of systematic cover ups that date back decades after today's meeting the pope ordered an investigation into an american bishop accused of sexual misconduct with adults and he accepted the bishop's resignation the pope has also called for a summit next february for senior clergy to discuss the protection of children his worry about the future of the church can be heard in his comments made today to one hundred thirty new bishops take a listen. you have to select people carefully and you have to evaluate them. we will not have a future if we do not face the spiritual obese of this scandalous weakness. that makes us kind i don't get it we're late. and while the pope was making that statement in rome the catholic church here in germany says that it is distressed and ashamed by the fin

what we just saw here was an extremely rapid response by pope francis. birmingham theology professor candida moss. >> discontent and ill feeling in the church has gotten to such a fever pitch that people are ascussing this as a potential moment of civil war in the american church. > reporter: in a press release, cardinal wuerl said the pope is the object of a concentrated attack. and so far, maurice, pope francis has not directly ansponded to vigano's allegations. >> glor: nikki battiste, thank you. ki medical news now, genetic etsting is now helping patients sop cancer before it strikes. omat includes stomach cancer, which will kill nearly 11,000 isericans this year. alt the testing is also forcing some to make a difficult decision. here's dr. jon lapook. r. all right. lie down. >> reporter: when aaron rosenberg's aunt, alice grossman, was diagnosed with a genetic form of stomach cancer two years ago, a look at his family tree set off alarm bells. >> you know what, there was that second cousin who also had gastric cancer. and then-- oh, wait, there is a

pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet a nazi occupations this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the south central part of the country it's the first stop on a four day tour of the baltic states the pope visiting residents of all three nations to draw on their past experience to speak up for tolerance in europe. a warm welcome in lithuania a greeting that comes with the shadow of recent sex abuse scandals in the catholic church looming large but pope francis has traveled to lithuania to deliver a different message one of solidarity at a time when europe's migration crisis and the rise of populous governments is highlighting deep differences in the e.u. . it is. more and more voices are sowing division and confrontation often by exploiting insecurity or situations of conflict and proclaiming that the only way possible to guarantee security and the continued existence of a culture is to try to eliminate council or expel others here lithuanians have a role to play by instead welcoming differences through dialogue openness and understanding you can

listen you know you news live from berlin pope francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states with a song tribute to victims of oppression in the twenty s that one hundred thousand people were on hand as friends honor those who suffered under the soviets and the nazis also coming up the fate of germany's embattled don't investigate intelligence chief who threatens to bring the german government to a standstill book pressure to resolve the impasse proved too much for chancellor merkel and her country's frontal governing coalition. and in the bundesliga they go away fans were in a parking lot in guys who cares and it might have been miles from bulgaria the bonfire munich celebrated the start of october fest with a constable with ethel the shotgun will take a look at the best of the action and. thanks for joining us i'm mary and i haven't seen. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during the country's soviet and nazi occupation he laid a wreath of the monument of the illness ghetto where the country is jewish population was almost wiped out under the nazis francis

pope francis then toward a former k.g.b. prison in vilnius it's now a museum documenting the hundreds of lithuanians who were murdered there and thousands more including many priests shipped to forced labor camps in siberia the soviets for a decade occupation is still fresh for many lithuanians. and we really appreciate that then shown on the pope on the what the congo. our independence actually held the fourth wall of freedom and especially catholicism as a christianity it actually helped us. to fight against the soviet regime and. the pope leaves lithuania for a lot and a stone. fewer catholics live there but the pope hopes his message to remember will still resonate. let's now look at some of the other stories making news around the world the main opposition candidate in the maldives ibrahim mohammed is claiming victory in the country's presidential election local media said official results showed he had scored an upset win over president of. its first term in office was marred by a crackdown against dissenters. indian p

news live from berlin and pope francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states in lithuania right now francis is holding a mass from tens of thousands of catholic faithful encounters later he'll pay tribute to holocaust victims of the vilnius gets her memorial we'll go live to our correspondent there for more also coming up. a precarious homecoming coffee years in lebanon it's now safe enough for some syrian refugees to return home we'll see how one family is struggling to rebuild lives that were interrupted by years of war . also coming up one of the world's biggest parties is in full swing right here in germany. in its annual big festival total says just kicked off in the very in capital flows show you some of the fun from opening day. i'm rebecca rate is good to have you with us. pope francis is in lithuania for the first stop on a four day tour of the baltic countries he's visiting the three nations as they mock the one hundredth anniversary of their independence from russia following world war one the pope is urging them to draw on their past experiences with oppression to speak

with a refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses. >> the same former archbishop calling for pope francispe a liar. the letter was written by former vatican ambassador to the united states and it accuses pope francis of mine about a meeting he had with kim davis. davis is the kentucky clerk was jailed for five days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. conservatives in the catholic church hail davis a hero for her courage to stand by her religious beliefs. according to a new york times article, during his visit to the u.s. in 2015, pope francis did not know who davis was and was surprised when she was snuck into a private meeting with the pope. in fact, the pope was so angry he then fired -- for pulling this stunt which then to derail his visit built on a message of inclusivity. they say that's not true. writing what is certain is that the pope knew very well who davis was. and, here in his collaborators -- it's tru clear that he wanteo conceal the private audience. this comes 11 days after he accused pope francis of natalie turning a blind eye to sexual abuse allegations agai

news live from berlin that pope francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states with a solemn tribute to the victims of oppression in the plain yes the one hundred thousand people who are on hand as france's honor those who suffered under the soviets and the nazis will get an update from our correspondent in their own lives also coming up a pretty terrible time coming after years of love and on it it's now safe enough for some syrian refugees to return home to see how one family is struggling to rebuild lives interrupted by years of from war. and in the blood is like the away fans weren't in a party who didn't get in tears and they might have been miles from the very out box by a unix celebrated the start of october fast with a constable when ethel the shelf will take a look at the best of the action and. thanks for joining us i'm married to evanston. pope francis has paid tribute to the poignance who suffered during the country's soviet and nazi occupations a short time ago he laid a wreath at the monument of the villages ghetto where the country's jewish population was almost wiped

visit d w news live from berlin and pope francis takes off his visit to the baltic states with a song in tribute to the victims of oppression and lithuania some one hundred thousand people were on hand as france's honor those who suffered under the soviets and nazi later help pay tribute to holocaust victims in the capital news or get an update from our correspondent there also coming up. the state of germany's a battle dometic intelligence chief threatens to bring the german government to a standstill for pressure to resolve the impasse proved too much for the country's fragile governing coalition. and a kurd kerry was homecoming after years in lebanon it's now safe enough for some syrian refugees to return home we'll see how one family is struggling to rebuild lives interrupted by years of war. thanks for joining us i'm married to evanston. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet and nazi occupations this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the country's second largest city calling us it's this. pope's first stop on a short tour of the baltic sta

this is what makes things difficult and confusing about this this kind of two pope francis's there's the one that expresses personal remorse as the bishops here have in germany he clearly feels personally horrible that this has expressed that but then there's the other pope francis' that that has delayed that he said of a big commission to deal with this a papal commission they've had for years they have achieved nothing but why do you think why do you think he's doing it though what what you know what is in his interest to have this delayed well there's there's two things one is what i talked about in order to really resolve this in order to really reform this they're going to have to make two major changes in their own laws so if you have real zero tolerance because there isn't zero tolerance if you if you have in their law under their law where if you've a sexually abused child you're no longer going to be a priest and that's going to change the definition of the priest and that's going to change the power of ordination that's going to change what the structure of the church is an

calling for pope francis to resign and calling the pope a liar in a new letter. >> w.moke as well. labor day and temperatures on the increase. >>> today a washington attorney addressed a report that he leaked information to cnn. he thought he was asking cnn to investigate a hunch he knew about the trump tower meeting with russians. he said cnn misinterpreted what he said as conformation of the meeting but did not make it clear enough to cnn. on fox news media buzz he said miscommunication. >> i was never sure in my confirmation, i was uncertain and in fact i pressed my uncertainty but not clear enough. >> president trump said that he did not know about the 2016 meeting in advance. cnn said president trump's president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen was willing to say that he heard the president's son -- president trump's rival for the presidency. >>> the sexual misconduct scandal in the catholic church. he claims pope francis was involved in covering up sexual abuses. the latest now. >> reporter: the same former archbishop calling for pope francis to resig

finally there he is pope francis driving amongst the crowds. was. the group from april got here early to secure a place at the front that way they should be able to see the pope close up. shots then just before entering their name the popemobile tell us what's the number ace only in place. now here he is pope francis and the cell phones are ready was the experience is one thing but a video is also a must i. shot oh no i pressed the wrong button i know i didn't get a video i didn't press the button. the pope is greeted like a pop star. the top they place it for him and the school ching sunflower has. and the holy father sends them. to me the road to sanctity is not for lazy bones it requires effort and encourage out and finally his blessing. now but. boy. the bishops traveling with the pilgrims get to meet the pope. dissipated is even able to exchange a few words with him. then one was young article gets closer to the pope than anybody else she throws her arms around him. but francis keeps his cool. exhausted but happy the ulta siva's from the pose fo

it is clear that pope francis wanted to conceal the private audience. this comes days after carlo maria vigano sent 11 page letter accusing pope francis of not only turning a blind eye to sexual abuse allegations against the ex-cardinal but also rehabilitating him from sanctions that pope benedict had imposed for the pope said he would not confirm or deny the accusations. a response that some believe is lackluster. >> i think the pope made a mistake. i think he was correct in telling the reporters, look at the document, analyze it. try to fact check it. because frankie, if the document had been written by journalists and given to the editor, it never would have been published. because it was full of allegations without evidence and proof. reporter: bottom line, this is seen as pope francis 's toughest test to peer sexual abuse scandals around the world and now a very public church insight. mike: bryan llenas, thank you. mike? mike: the search is on for two missing arizona boys after the mother and another person were found dead. police now issuing an am

claiming he allegedly had briefed pope francis ahead of the meeting.igano's motives. >> no question that archbishop vigano is a disgruntled employee. now most whistleblowers are disgruntled employees so we had to investigate what he had to say and look into it. >> reporter: other catholic leaders are also taking heat for the abuse scandal rocking the church. cardinal donald wuerl heckled during a sunday mass. >> shame on you! >> reporter: wuerl served as the bishop of pittsburgh and was accused in an explosive grand jury report of mishandling clergy conduct. >> i ask for your prayers for me for forgiveness in any of my errors of judgment, for any of my inadequacies. >> reporter: for today, keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> also this morning, "the washington post" has an in-depth look about how pope emeritus is firing up those who aren't fans of the sitting pope. here's the headline. pope benedict in retired seclusion looms in the opposition to pope francis. one of the reporters on that story, "washington post" rome bureau chief chico harlan joins us

brent: what does that mean for pope francis? he met with bishops and he says he wants to change things. is he a co-perpetrator who we are expected to be part of the solution? peter: i'm saying this is about pope francis and this is what makes things difficult and confusing about this. it was kind of two pope francises. there is the one that exposes professional remorse. he clearly feels personally horrible about this. yes expect that. but then there is the other pope francis that has delayed -- she set up a big commission to deal with this, papal commission. they have had four years and they have achieved nothing. brent: why do you think he is delaying it? what is in his interest to have this delayed? peter: two things. one is what i talked about -- in order to reform this, they will have to make two major changes in their own laws. if you have real zero-tolerance -- because there isn't a zero-tolerance -- in their law, under their law, when you sexually abuse of child, you will no longer be a priest, that would change the defin

. >> back to pope francis and the caring society. observers have detected in pope francis a deep hostility . so a lot of people detect that. >> the pope has gone on record and as saying that. is it a noble profession and continuing to say that if it's directed to those ends up serving the poor and allowing the human flourish to protect the environment but also he especially pushes in creating jobs because that's what's going to allow the people in the deepest poverty to escape to that. so the pope kind of has i think a nuanced view is the right way to put it. about business, but it can be directed to good ends and there's plenty of times where it's not and what the authors of this book are saying is that what we need to do is set the rules of the game up that in fact it is directed to those noble ends that it can reach. >> is francis different then benedict or john paul ii? >> there's a good deal of continuity but there are important changes. let's compare pope john paul ii with francis. john paul ii grew up in poland under communism

pope francis then told a former k.g.b. prison in vilnius it's now a museum documenting the hundreds of lithuanians from a murder and thousands more including many priests shipped off to forced labor camps in siberia the soviets for decades occupation is still fresh for many lithuanians. we other thoughts and we really appreciate that then shown on the pope on the what you can call in the pendants actually before father freed on and especially the whole it isn't as a christianity it actually helped us. to fight against the soviet regime and. the pope will end his trip with a visit to london and a stone. but francis hopes his message to remember will still resonate. with you. time now for a look at the weekend's football because it had a difficult start to the bundesliga season losing their first three matches sunday's own clash of minds was an opportunity to finally get some points up on the board they got off the mark thanks to another great performance from their new young star. europa league double for can i have it from

step however, it remains to be seen what pope francis will do. >> the holy father, the pope, is not requiredo accept it. he'll accep it at the point in which he's ready and willing to replace him with his successor. >> reporte now, a recent pennsylvania grand jury report found that some 300 priests sexually abused more than a thousand children since the 1940s. cardinal wuerl was bishop of pittsburgh for part o that time, and he has been criticized for resigning and reinstating some of these priests involved in that scandal. of course, something we'll be keeping a close eye on. we may hear word later today as to whether or not the pope is going to accept his resignation. >> megan, thank you. >>> while all eyes are on hurricane florence, all ears are on president trump's recent comments on the incoming storm and hurricanes of the past. >> yeah, the president continues to bring up the, quote, un rappreciated great job his administration did in puerto rico after hurricane maria. news 4's tracie potts is live with reaction on the president's hemments. what are you ing, tracie? >> chris, not only

cardinal donald wuerl works on tuesday announced he will be returning to the vatican to speak to pope francisle allegations, he has been at the center from the grand jury report and the letter from 'pope's exambassador to the united states claiming that cardinal wuerl also knew about sexual abuse on the former part against sell farons and did nothing about it. those are allegations he denied. however, he clearly feels it may be time to move on. we don't know when that meeting is going to happen. what happens to cardinal wuerl, what kind of a res ig nation, as indeed the meeting with cardinal dinardo and gomez, the top officials of the conference of catholic bishops. cardinal owe ma'malley, boston, be there. what comes out of these meetings will determine whether or not the catholic church and the vatican are able finally get a grip on how to hand him these allegations and handle bishops who didn't handle them properly to justice. >> delia, thank you. [ music playing ] >>> you are watching cnn on this wednesday afternoon. i'm brooke baldwin. here's what you need to know about hurricane florenc

. >> reporter: in rome pope francis has remained silence. he's accused of a coverup while his archbishop has called for the pope to resign. pope francis is urging the faithful to be vigilant against hypocrisy. anger over sex abuse spilling over once again. >> shame on you. >> reporter: sending another shock wave through the catholic community. keir simmons, nbc news, london. >> pope francis focusing on the humanitarian crisis in syria. he called on all parties in the syrian conflict to keep civilians safe. there's growing concern about an attack by government forces in the northern regionrs of civil war it's the last maker enclive held by rebels. a fresh wave of violence has already racked the region. just last week a car bomb was reportedly set off killing one person at a protest demanding new elections. >>> the quarterfinals are all set in flushing meadow as week one of the 2018 u.s. open comes to a close. raphael nadal is back in action on centre court withstanding a third straight challenge. he won in four sets and taking the daytime spot

that's really the beginning it's also important to remember that while it's come to fruition under pope francis if pope benedict had a letter to chinese catholics in two thousand and seven he was working for the same goal. john paul the second had made legitimate a number of illegitimately ordained bishops so this this is really the work of thirty years and three pontificates the objective of the accord is not political but it's pastoral what that means is the faithful in china that they have bishops who are in communion with the pope but at the same time recognized by the chinese authorities. has more from the chinese city of chengdu. and what's being described by both sides as a provisional agreement the vatican will now recognize seven bishops here in china that were originally appointed by the chinese government now that is a big move because previously the vatican said that the pope himself had to appoint but they are now recognizing the seven essentially the catholic community here in china has worked on two different levels there's been a church that has been authorized by the chinese go

that person is pope francis. stephanie? >> maybe their fate rests in the hands of god.s isn't bad habits, these are crimes. ann, thank you so, so much. this week, i remember well marks ten years since the fall of lehman brothers. it was september, 2008 when hank paulson, secretary of finance announced to congressional leaders a $700 billion bank bailout was needed to save our financial system from a complete collapse. the market rebounded and unemployment is at historic lows today. has anything changed? are we at risk for the massive, system wide collapse? joining me now, chief financial correspondent and author of axios edge and back with me, eddie and pj. felix, to you. markets recovered. unemployment is down. there is a sense everything is great. but everything is great for big business and for the stock market. those who were truly punished in the financial crisis, on the wrong side and lost their homes, their lives aren't back. they are some of the people who led the push to elect president trump. >> absolutely. for the, call it bottom 60% of america, the majority

. >> because of that, pope francis realizes that the very credibility of the church depends on rooting it out. >> u.s. bishops say allegations that the pope helped cover up abuse deserve an answer. >> i think many catholics, many faithful in the u.s. and beyond are looking for some answers. it doesn't necessarily have to come from the pope's mouth. >> reporter: and soon, cardinal donald wuerl of washington will meet the pope to discuss his resignation. the pope now calling on bishops around the world to meet in rome in february for an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse. >> it's a question of utmost importance not only in countries where it's exploded but all around the globe. >> reporter: the crisis is global and growing, a church report from germany details

. >>> pope francis today called for silence in response to allegations that he kept quiet when told that a cardinal was guilty of sex abuse. battiste. >> reporter: silence and prayers. that's what pope francis recommended to followers monday at a daily mass as a response to those who only seek scandal, who seek only division, who seek only destruction even within the family. his comments come after a former vatican official, archbishop carlo maria vig ann oh, claims the pope was aware of sexual abuse allegations against former washington cardinal theodore mccarrick for five years before asking him to resign in july. >> shame on you! >> reporter: silence and prayer clearly isn't enough for some catholics. a protester interrupted washington archbishop donald wuerla wuerl's sunday mass as the po. wuerl came under fire after a grand jury report last month revealed more than 300 catholic priests abused more than 1,000 children over seven years across six state dioceses. wuerl oversaw the pittsburgh diocese during the time several abuses occurred but he was nota month. what does pope francis n