stern announcement was valid for roman catholic layman everywhere. it deplored the great confusion ideas that is spreading between catholic doctrine and social and political activities and the hierarchy the faithful in the civil field. pope john 23rd recently gave this statement quoted in the st. louis review in 1958, december 12. catholics may unite their strength and the catholic hierarchy has the right. do you subscribe to the doctrine of mental reservation that i have proven from the catholic authorities? do you submit to the authority of the present pope, which i have quoted from in these quotations? sen. kennedy: well, let me say in the first place, i have not read the catholic encyclopedia and i don't know all of the quotations that you're giving me. i don't agree with the statement. i find no difficulty in saying so. but i think i could make it better, and if i have the quotation before me. if it is meant to imply that when you take an oath that you don't mean that or that it is proper for you to take oaths and then break them, that it's prope

community is also quite upset the high ranking this ship from the roman catholic church is speaking out catholic churches in brooklyn queens have not had any covert outbreak so significant cases since reopening on july the 5th to 25 percent capacity we fervently objects to being told to for that reduced capacity because we have strict did to cope with 19 protocols and the safety measures have been working now the parents of children who attend roman catholic schools are also objecting they say that cuomo should punish the guilty close down the schools where covert is spreading but not blanket shutdown all educational institutions governor cuomo appears to be losing patience with those who complain about his wrist strict sions we have to close the temple because it's over 50 percent. i'll do it. we have to close a roman catholic church. i'll do it i had to close the supernatural stay parade i did it. i'll do it now the government is not supposed to interfere with people freely practicing their religion except in very dire circumstances now governor cuomo and many others would argue th

gives to the roman catholics or any other group? >> i would use my influence as president of the united states to permit -- to encouragthe development of freedom all over the world. one of the rights i consider to be important is the right of free speech, the right of assembly, the right of free religious practice, and i would hope the united states and the president would stand for those rights all around the globe without regard to geography or religious condition. [applause] >> thank you. >> this is eh westmoreland, pastor of the south main baptist church here in houston. i received today a copy of a resolution passed by the pact as -- by the baptist pastors conference of st. louis, and they are going to continue with this tomorrow night. i would like you to answer for the houston crowd before you get to st. louis. this is the resolution. with deep sincerity and in christian grace, we plead with senator john f. kennedy as the person presently concern in this matter to appeal to cardinal cushing, mr. kennedy's own hierarchical sup

and in some of the clearest language yet the head of the roman catholic church says same sex relationships should be protected by law. we begin in the united states where top intelligence officials say russia and iran have both detained some voter registration information the directors of national intelligence and the f.b.i. say they'll be consequences for any foreign countries that interfere in the vote let's go straight to mike hanna in washington d.c. mike so what are we to make of these claims by the f.b.i. in this press conference now significant is the timing of all of this mike. but it was certainly a very dramatic news conference hosted by the director of national intelligence along with the director of the f.b.i. intelligence sources for a long period of time have been warning that russia is involving itself in the us electoral process just as it did back in 2016 when president trump won the election however on this particular occasion though both the director of national intelligence and the director of the f.b.i. insisting that iran is playing a major role in this interference a

i'm going goth it's good to have you with us it is a major shift in the roman catholic church pope francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples he made the comment in a new documentary about the pontiff entitled francesco which premiered today at the rome film festival this statement marks a decided to shift for the roman catholic church the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change and sexual abuse and relations between christians muslims and she says. well earlier we asked our religious affairs analyst john berry what exactly did the pope say that it was the responsibility of societies to hostages lieschen to protect the rights of people in same sex unions this is groundbreaking it's exclusive it's incendiary it's really the most productive thing. he's done i think since he got into a bus at immediately after being elected pope and went back to the hotel it appears and it said i'm bill i don't know that it's going to have any immediate effect people of course around the world saying that it will that the chu

the roman catholic the leader of the roman catholic church has endorsed same sex unions for the 1st time but francis made the comments in a documentary that's premiered at the rome film festival and for chappelle has more . news about an hour into a new documentary film about the leader of the roman catholic church pope francis appears to go on the official script explicitly calling for same sex couples to be given legal protections because he says all children of god have a right to a family. the statement of support for civil unions is a major departure from official church teachings even from the views of his predecessor benedict the 16th who called homosexuality an intrinsic moral evil i think it will be received in very different ways in different countries will accept . finally something. has happened finally most european countries it will be received in a very difficult way in the united states it's an open question how it will do see churches in africa asia because itto then strong national interest nations always exist marriages that are very. and in time where so many people a

francisco which premiered today at the room film festival the statement marks a decided shift for the roman catholic church the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse and relations between christians muslims and jews. or earlier i asked our religious affairs analyst john barry what exactly did the pope say that it was the responsibility of societies to pass legislation to protect the rights of people in same sex unions this is groundbreaking brand it's explosive it's incendiary it's really the most productive thing he's done i think since he got into a bus at immediately after being elected pope and went back to the hotel to pay isn't it settled bill i don't know that it's going to have any immediate effect people of course around the world saying that it will that the church is changing its teaching on homosexuality and on the possibility of homosexuals marrying in the church i think that's going too far that the expectations are too high but it's never the less explicit and does it threaten to create another cleavage if you will in the church i can

relationship as children of god this is some of the clearest language yet used by the head of the roman catholic church to defend gay rights well the documentary director says the comments from the pope were less about catholic doctrine and more about equal rights and it was a conversation with him he locals discuss and dr king will try to change the doctrine he was talking about the people who basically allowed to help the same freedoms like everybody else. discussing the doctrine of the church he will try to change the culture the church he was talking that the people in the north should be discriminated and the gay community should help the equal rights like everybody else that's what he was trying to point. time for a quick check of the top stories here al-jazeera the u.s. federal bureau of investigation says iran and russia have obtained some voter registration information the f.b.i. is the aim is to cause confusion and chaos in upcoming u.s. presidential elections we have identified that 2 foreign actors iran and russia have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to ou

have a right to a family and should be protected by civil union laws it's a mock shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to buster all cap. spain has become the 1st western european country to reach more than 1000000 confirmed coronavirus cases the country recorded nearly 17000 additional infections over the past 24 hours it's the 6th nation in the world to pass 1000000 cases spain has been tightening restrictions to help stem a surge in new infections. i don't memo real service in paris french president in my home across has paid tribute to samuel party the history teacher beheaded by an islamist last friday that he was killed after showing cartoons of the prophet mohammad to his students in a debate on freedom of expression across called the teacher a quiet hero slain by cowards. this is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website d.w. dot com. for. more. today germany's health minister the government's guardian of public health announced that he has tested positive for the corona virus anoth

she is a staunch conservative and roman catholic.roved, as looks likely, she would cement a conservative majority on the nation's highest court. with more virus cases now in hospital in the uk than there were before the full lockdown in march, the uk's prime minister has outlined a three tier system which will impose stronger restrictions on areas with the highest rates of infection. liverpool city region will be under the strictest measures.

have a right to a family and should be protected by civil union laws it's a mock shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to. spain has become the 1st western european country to reach more than 1000000 confirmed corona virus cases the country recorded nearly 17000 additional infections over the past 24 hours it's the 6th nation in the world to pass 1000000 cases spain has been tightening restrictions to help stem a surge in new infections. i don't memorial service in paris french president in my home across has paid tribute to son or party the history teacher beheaded by an islamist last friday that he was killed after showing cartoons of the prophet mohammad to his students in a debate on freedom of expression across called the teacher a quiet hero slain by cowards. this is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website d.w. dot com. or. today germany's health minister the government's guardian of public health announced that he has tested positive for the corona virus another reminder of just ho

francisco which premiered today at the rome film festival the statement marks a decided shift for the roman catholic church the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse and relations between christians muslims and jews. thank you. ok just where we're having some technical problems we just asked my producer where are we going now. now in ok now we apologize for that all right here other news german health minister u.n. spawn has tested positive for the corona virus he immediately went into self isolation the health ministry say that he is experiencing cold like symptoms the announcement came just hours after spawn spot had attended a cabinet meeting with german chancellor angela merkel as health minister of spawn is a prominent figure in efforts to control the virus only recently the 40 year old got his annual flu vaccine shot and urge people to do the same. ok we're going to go back now to our. top story and that is what the pope has said about same sex civil unions and to talk about that i'm joined by our religious affairs correspondent john there john

have a right to a family and should be protected by civil union laws it's a mock shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to post poll care. at a memorial service in paris french president emmanuel mccraw has paid tribute to samuel patti the history teacher beheaded by an islamist last friday but he was killed after showing cartoons of the prophet muhammad to his students in a debate on freedom of expression across called the teacher a quiet hero slain by cowards. this is deja news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news of visit our website e.w. dot com. today germany's health minister the government's guardians of public health announced that he has tested positive for the corona virus another reminder of just how contagious this virus is here in europe the number of new infections is skyrocketing again spain has more than a 1000000 cases ireland is imposing a 2nd lockdown parts of the u.k. and germany are shutting down to winter is coming the corona chill has already arrived in berlin this is the day. there is

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about an hour into a new documentary film about the leader of the roman catholic church pope francisappears to go off the official script explicitly calling for same sex couples to be given legal protections because he says all children of god have a right to a family. the statement of support for civil unions is a major departure from official church teachings and from the views of his predecessor benedict the 16th who called homosexuality an intrinsic moral evil i think it will be received in very different ways in different countries accept. finally something that has happened finally most european countries it will be received in a very difficult way in the united states it's an open question how do you see churches in africa asia because he told the pen strong national interest nations on same sex marriages that vary widely you need. to mine in time where so many people are divided about the world's problems and who is causing them pope francis appears determined to take the church out of the culture wars and away from divisive social issues but for some in his native argentina

the statement marks a decided shift for the roman catholic church. the film also tackles controversial issues such as racism, climate change, sexual abuse, and relations between christians, muslims, and jews. earlier, i asked our religious affairs analyst what exactly did the pope say. >> that it was the responsibility of societies to pass legislation to protect the rights of people in same-sex unions. this is groundbreaking. it is explosive, and centura, really the most provocative thing he has done since he was elected pope and went back to the hotel to pay his own hotel bill -- it is explosive, ewincendiary. people are saying the church will change its teaching on homosexuality and the possibility of homosexuals marrying in the church -- i think that is too far with expectations that are too high. brent: i can imagine that in poland, for example, or africa, where you see more conservative views, that this attitude will not be appreciated, but perhaps in north america, it will. >> i don't think iwill cree a new cleavage. the cleavage is there. the

she is a staunch conservative and roman catholic. her nomination is highly controversial, so close to a presidential election, and if approved, as looks likely, she would cement a conservative majority on the nation's highest court. with more virus cases now in hospital in the uk than there were before the full lockdown in march, the uk's prime minister has outlined a three tier system which will impose stronger restrictions on areas with the highest rates of infection. liverpool city region will be under the strictest measures. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. when ukrainians voted to make a comedian their president, the rest of the world wondered what the punch line might be. volodymyr zelensky — who played the role of president on tv before he got thejob in real life — has now had a year and a half to make good on his promises of rooting out corruption and ending the conflict in the east of his country. how's he doing? well, he's on a state visit to london, so it's time to find out.

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a right to a family and should be protected by civil union walls it's a market shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to pastoral care when thailand's prime minister has canceled a state of emergency that was imposed in the capital bangkok to suppress anti-government demonstrations the demonstrations have been going on for 7 consecutive days protesters want the government to resign and are calling for a new constitution as well as reforms to the monarchy. and thousands of colombians have marched in bogota to protest the government's social and economic policies police violence and the killing of human rights activists they also decried the rise of poverty caused by the crowd of ours pandemic marches are the latest in a sporadic series of protests which began late last year. the police here in berlin are investigating what may be the biggest act of vandalism against works of art in post-war germany over 60 artworks housed on berlin's museum island were sprayed with what's been described as a colorless oil least substance the

have a right to a family and should be protected by civil union laws it's a mock shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to bust all cap. spain has become the 1st western european country to reach more than 1000000 confirmed coronavirus cases the country recorded nearly 17000 additional infections over the past 24 hours is the 6th nation in the world to pass 1000000 cases spain has been tightening restrictions to help stem a surge in new infections. i don't memorial service in paris french president in my home across has paid tribute to some no party the history teacher beheaded by an islamist last friday that he was killed after showing cartoons of the prophet mohammad to his students in a debate on freedom of expression across called the teacher a quiet hero slain by cowards. is d.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website d.w. dot com. forward. today germany's health minister the government's guardians of public health announced that he has tested positive for the corona virus another re

. >>> new york's governor is reacting to dual lawsuits filed by orthodox jews and roman catholic dioceser the latest coronavirus restrictions. it effects several neighborhood, red zones in brooklyn and queens wrr cases are rising. it limits capacity in houses of worship to ten people. that set off several days of protests within the area's orthodox jewish community and feel it unfairly targets them. when asked if groups are blamed for flouting rules, governor cuomo said this on cnn. >> blame. you know, blame will be done by a higher authority at one time. they are not following the rules. we know what happens when you don't follow the rules, we know how to control the virus, but you have to control the virus and be disciplined. when you don't follow the rules, it goes up. that's what's happening in these very small clusters, these are religious groups. it tends to get more complicated frankly because of some cultural aspects. this is not a matter of religious freedom, right? i don't care if you're roman catholic, jewish, muslim, atheist, you have to follow the rules of the state. >> one

up to church services across the country poland's predominately roman catholic church strongly opposed to abortion wields enormous influence on the musette the country even further a poll from the european mainstream e.u. leaders have accused the polish government of violating shared standards for years and the rolling back on democratic reforms demonstrators are promised many more days of action leave. a main story this hour exactly a week to go before the u.s. election donald trump and joe biden are busy crisscrossing the country in an intense day of campaigning as you'd expect the national polls giving joe biden a solid lead but it's a lot tighter than some of the battleground states the crowd a virus a pandemic continues to overshadow the campaign nearly half a 1000000 cases have been confirmed in the past week alone president trump has focused on the economy at a rally he gave earlier that he held earlier in michigan it's probably the number one reason that i'm standing here because of trade and how we turn that around. 77 we're going to win the great state. ergo you will inform y

i don't care if you're a roman catholic, you're jewish, you're muslim, you're an atheist, you have tothe rules of state, the laws of the state. and i understand the beliefs of the ultra-orthodox. i've been very close to them all my life. i'm a big supporter of theirs, but they have to follow the rules, jim. because we're seeing the truth. and the truth is, if you don't follow the rules, the infection rate spreads, people get sick, and then you make others sick. we're talking about brooklyn. we're not talking about a hermetically sealed community in a rural area. this is in the middle of brooklyn. they will make other people sick. >> the science is clear. final question, if i can, before we go. a fellow governor, a sitting governor, happens to be democrat, a fellow sitting governor in this country, the target of a domestic terrorism plot. and a complicated one. they tested out ieds. i had the lieutenant governor on this broadcast this morning and you heard the governor, governor whitmer last night say that the president's rhetoric helps fuel these groups. gives them license. and i wond

some people welcomed the remarks by the leader of the roman catholic church as clear recognition of homosexualghts. others say his comments do not constitute a change in the church's teaching on marriage and homosexuality. the media say the pope has maintained the stance, marriage is only between a man and a woman. >>> narita airport near tokyo is slashing landing fees, as airlines struggle in the face of the coronavirus. the firm that runs narita says it's waiving landing charges for domestic flights and cutting fees by 30%. the pandemic has hit the aviation industry hard. the number of travelers using narita plugged to a record low of just under 1.4 million between april and september this year. the operator says it won't raise fees again until the number of passengers starts to pick up. the transport ministry says narita is the first privately run airport in japan to cut chares amid covid-19. >>> as the number of coronavirus cases if paris rises again, evening curfews and other measures are hitting the movie industry hard. paris has a rich film history and regarded has the birthplace of cin

he was raised as a roman catholic. he had a conversion moment when he attended hanover college. the 1990's, he was still describing himself as a catholic but as an evangelical catholic. evangelicalith negative around the country and they believe in him. i think issues with his religious views can best be seen , one is abortion and his other is his view towards israel. i think his view above is grounded in his reading of the bible. he believes life begins at conception but his opposition to roe v. wade is grounded in that it was improperly decided and should be more properly decided at the state level. there is no doubt he turns to bible passages to justify his policies on both abortion and israel. host: about 10 minutes left in the segment. on can call in online's -- lines split up. if you support the biden-harris ticket. the748-8001 if you support trump-pence ticket. undecided --four for undecided. caller: i flick trump had a lot going for him in 2016 and he had a lot of help. there are things in his favor, no emails, no wiki leaks, no james comey. people know about russia, peo

he was the first roman catholic to secure a major party nomination. he openly opposed prohibition and rhetorically legend the ku klux klan and thoughtfully challenged discriminatory quotas. his campaign theme song was the sidewalks of new york. his trademark brown derby along with his perpetual cigar, they became staples within contemporary iconography. clearly, cultural battles over alcohol and urbanism, particularly over his catholic faith were of great significance in 1928. most of you already knew that. these things were important. they clearly mattered to voters. they did burn crosses in opposition to smith when his train arrived in some states. the democrats really did use these cultural wedges to try to attract new voters into their party. not just catholics, but jewish voters, african-american voters as well. making the 1928 campaign and unprecedentedly pluralistic one. the tune of the unknown soldier was a powerful and potent symbol of this pluralism. one of his many proteges in new york proclaimed of the tomb of the unknown soldier that no o

a more tolerant tone to same-sex relationships in an apparent break with the position of the roman catholic church. his latest remarks have sparked cheers from one side of the bait and calls from clarification from the other. in the documentary the pope said "homosexual people have the right to be in a family, they are children of god. you can't kick someone out of a family nor make their life miserable for this. what we have to have is a civil union law that way they are legally covered." >> i see him as the man of pro- life on a global scale. this is specifically him caring about humanity without putting frame or label. >> francesco touches upon the pope's beliefs on a range of topics including the environment, poverty, and social justice. >>> paul heggen is here with us coming up. >> we have a cooling trend. overall the big picture features in the atmosphere haven't shifted in the high- pressure, it's in control of the weather at is for now. the offshore wind that kicks in, everything goes in clockwise, those will be with us through the end of the workweek but changes as we go closer tow

relationship as children of god this is some of the clearest language yet used by the head of the roman catholicchurch to defend gay rights so those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after talked about as a station to watch right now. london is one of the most unfortunate in the world and decisions made here have an impact right around the globe and so here is iraq we will show you the impact of those decisions on people how it affects their every day. we are going to really gauge its because we know that all this is interesting. but also the more stories from parts of the world that often go under reported. the. you mentioned world war. 2 we see. the central asian country of kyrgyzstan is often described as having travelled a lot further along the path towards democracy than its neighboring post soviet states. 2 revolutions in the last 15 years have deposed 2 presidents and many say it's deeply politicized the nation failed them. the country has huge geo political significance for its big regional neighbors russia china. be the one instability in a country that is potentia

religious views would not influence her decisions the 2nd day of confirmation hearings or devolved roman catholic any current parent question by senator lindsey graham who chairs the senate judiciary committee brain court. staying in the united states president trump has held his 1st election rally since contracting covered 19 he flew to florida the 1st of 4 battleground states he's planning to visit over the next 4 days with just 3 weeks until the election he's trailing his democratic rival joe biden in several national polls both contenders held a very different events in key swing states. back on the campaign trail after his own brush with a willis donald trump is no trying to revive his reelection fortunes. trump tossed masks from the stage at the 1st of several events this week. following attendee separation from his hardcore fans it appears absence makes the heart grow fonder. i went through it now they say i'm a mutant i can feel i feel so powerful why did. i walk in there out to see everyone. while the thought lingered sought to alleviate any concerns the tightly packed crowd may have had

francis signaled a more tolerant tone towards same-sex relationships, an parent break with the roman catholic church. remarks on civil unions are sparking cheers from one side of the debate and calls for clarification from the other. cbs news, los angeles. >>> in northern colorado, thousands of firefighters are taking on three major wildfires. they're fighting to contain the cameron peak fire. largest fire in colorado history. and then there is also the calwood fire and east troublesome fire. this is dramatic video of the east troublesome fire which started last wednesday. windy and dry conditions pushed the flames past colorado highway 125 yesterday forcing evacuations in the area. with all three fires burning in the north central part of the state, federal officials have closed all national forests and five colorado counties. >> it's a hard ask. but what we want people to do is really the local community to lead the way so we can enforce this with the greater public. >> the cause for each of the fires is currently under investigation. >>> and three astronauts are back on earth this morning

francis has endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time, and the first such statement by roman catholicde the comments in a documentary that has just premiered at the rome film festival. he says homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god and have a right to a family. nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it. he goes on to say what we have to create is a civil union law. that way they are legally covered. i stood up to that, referring to a similar comment he made when he was archbishop of buenos aires. the documentary director says the comments from pope francis were less about catholic doctrine, and more about equal rights. >> it was a conversation with him. he was discussing the doctrine. he was talking about that people who basically allowed to have the same freedoms like everybody else, and he was not discussing the doctrine of the church. he was talking that people should not be discriminated, and the gay community should have equal rights like everybody else. that is what he was trying to point. lauren: asia's largest annual film fest