influence than was intended to mock domains of human life because of that the rejections of the roman catholic church roman catholic church's authority by protestant reformers affected nearly everything. this included transformations that were already underway before the reformation such as conceptions of metaphysics, the increased dangers actual control of ecclesiastical affairs by none ecclesiastical authorities in the spread of marketing commerce in what was certainly in urban areas already highly monetized economy. the book traces the processes by which conflicts over true christianity prompted novel conceptions of religion is separate inseparable from the rest of life. it then analyzes the different betting of religion from science, the public exercise of power, modern moral and political theories, economic views and practices in higher education. an emphasis on doctrinal disagreement is not barely wanted but i think necessary if we are to understand the reformation era in consequences. the socially and politically divisive disagreements about what was true, how one not to live and what matters

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at the vatican as pope francis prepares to celebrate his first christmas as leader of the roman catholic church. on christmas eve, francis visited his predecessor at his vatican home to exchange christmas greetings. cnn's erin mclaughlin is live for us in st. peters square. how goes it? hello there. >> reporter: good morning, miguel. it's an absolutely beautiful day here at the vatican. there is a sense of excitement. thousands of pilgrims are in rome to celebrate and they say it's extra special, not just because it's christmas eve, but this is francis' first christmas as pope. take a listen to what they had to say. >> it's amazing to be here and to be part of the party, the energy. we all love the pope. i think he brings people to the city and to the vatican. >> it's the center of our faith and we are all very close to this pope because is a people's pope. for myself and my children it's a great honor. >> it's so different than being in the states where it's so overcommercialized and here, back to the simpleness, the real meaning of celebrating christmas. >> reporter: the pope's celebrations b

the new leader of the roman catholic church is described as a pope of firsts.first hope from the americas the southern hem steer and the jesuit order. he can very well order another to a list, the first to make waves on social media. the top ten rests reveal a compelling trends of the year. the pope, the palates in ballotn pakistan and floods were hot topics. rounding out the lists were the bombings at the boston marathon as well as the passing of one of humanity's giants, nelson mandela. >> reporter: with memorial events unfolding in south africa, many continue to go online to flood with pictures and posts. from humor to hope and heartache, facebook has picked up the emotions of the world becoming an every growing record of life today. al jazeera. >> syrian refugees have one more thing to worry about. this time they're dealing with snow and ice. getting the high quality, original, in-depth reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are

stupendous pope john paul the second and pope benedict people will think that the church is made by men. as roman catholics we have to trust the holy spirit and i'm confident you know the holy spirit will guide the church. let's talk about the holy spirit here because it's people don't have a problem with the holy spirit they have a lot of problems with the catholic church doctrine that they have a problem with well you know here's the thing when you bring in a new head of the organization you do so to address the. fundamental issues that are that are a cancer in the organization and let's be very clear about this why while this pope pope francis has spoken out against. capitalism you know negative capitalism making money as a god and i am i am heavily paraphrasing there. let's be real jesus in the temple turned over the money changers tables that's doctrine that all christians can agree on that's nothing new and radical this pope has yet to address the major issues that are plaguing catholicism right now he has he has appointed a commission to look into the abuse of children but keep in mind this is a pop

if it's important enough for the pope to highlight for the entire roman catholic church, it certainly should be important enough for washington to take action. instead of the same old ideological fights like big government versus no government, let's agree that the truth is somewhere in the middle and get something done. >> boy, i hate to -- >> i'm sure you don't have anything to say about that. >> i hate to shock our audience but i think a lot of what you just said is right. >> whoa! >> the biggest disappointment to me in this whole budget process, and paul ryan is a brilliant person, but this was really just addition, subtraction. no real creativity, no really interesting useful ideas, no breaking out. and i think it's a disappointment. we have two really good guests tonight. cornell west, a philosophy professor and conservative columnist ross douthet, neither of whom is timid, shy or lacking opinions. i want to come first, cornell, to you. you've seen the deal. you understand the arguments both ways on this budget deal. tomorrow the democrats have to have every democrat vote yes, e

the catholic according to the managing editor the pope change the tone and perception of the roman catholic church this may be so but francis also be showing himself to be critical of the global economic order and capitalism is there hope for the church francis really a p.r. product. to be always one of the people that want to go a place where the rules haven't been written yet and open frontier a place a place where they have a chance to make their own world instead of just living in one that has already been made for them and that's a fundamental kind of freedom and that's what having an open frontier means. in an attempt to make amends the government took steps to raise all traces of the nuclear testing on the island of money to rebuild their nuclear shelter which in. he was nothing more than a would be when i was covered in metal was demolished a few years ago nevertheless twenty three cases of contamination have been recognized officially. headed for how. the island of the heart is the third largest atoll in poland which was chosen as the advanced support base from the road four hundred fifty

cbs ♪ >>> pope francis celebrates his celebrates his first christmas mass as leader of the roman catholic church>>> two astronauts fix a faulty cooling system on the international space station. >> you got yourself a new pump module. >>> and a christmas eve surprise for a las vegas cabbie. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 25th, 2013. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. and merry christmas. we begin with an attack on a u.s. diplomatic post. early this morning, the u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan came under fire. two rockets struck the compound before dawn. the attack sent hundreds scrambling and embassy officials say there are no injuries. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. but it is christmas and christians around the world are celebrating this morning. in the holy land, thousands of pilgrims are in bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of jesus. a christmas tree lights up manger square and a marching band performed. the latin patriarch led midnight mass. alphonso van marsh reports. >> reporter: pope francis was greeted with a sea of

without getting into the real differences we have with the roman catholic church, let me say this, all right. sunday we took the lord's supper and the bible talks about how a wife should obey and submit to her husband, and my wife was not in perfect obedience to me. so, i didn't allow her to take the lord's supper. and in our church, the husband or the church itself can deny communion to a congregant if they believe it's the will of god. now, you're laughing david campos. you think this is funny? god doesn't. but there is really -- listen, the bible is the word of god. and i'm going to say something shocking. when i preach on the street, this really gets a rise out of them and i don't do it to do that. i do it to explain what god means. see, jesus hates hypocracy and there is really no essential difference between two lesbians that go to church and even go to a bible study every week and yet don't want to hear what the word of god says about lesbianism and a professing christian that goes to church every sunday and a bible study every week and doesn't want to hear what the word of god

the vatican today, pope francis celebrated christmas eve mass, his first as leader of the roman catholic churchomily, the pope called jesus "the light who brightens it is darkness." earlier, a life-sized nativity scene depicting the birth of jesus was unveiled in st. peter's square. the tradition of nativity scenes dates back 800 years to st. francis of assisi, whose name the pope took. when many of us get older, hearing aids become a part of our lives, but they're a luxury most in the developing world simply can't afford. that could soon change thanks to a company that's developed a low-cost high-tech solution, as we hear from barry petersen. >> reporter: it is said the clacking of dominoes is the music of the dominican republic. it's been years since the game sounded so good to retiree fernando velverde baez, who lost his hearing because of old age. "the difference," he said, "is that you hear the sound even of the air and the breeze. i hear a little bird, that little bird that just chirped." baez can hear the birds again because of stavros and a remarkable device from his company, sound worl

catholic pontiff according to the managing editor the pope change the tone and perception of the roman catholic church this may be so but francis also be showing himself to be critical of the global economic order and capitalism is there hope for the church francis really a p.r. product. to be always one of the people that want to go a place where the rules haven't been written yet and open frontier. a place where they have a chance to make their own world instead of just living in one that has already been made for them and that's a fundamental kind of freedom and that's what having an open frontier means. torch is on its epic journey to such. one hundred twenty three days. through two thousand and nine hundred top two cities of russia. relayed by fourteen thousand people or sixty five thousand killings. in a record setting trip by land air sea and others face. alleged victim. m r t r g dot com. in an attempt to make amends the government took steps to raise all traces of the nuclear testing on the island of monterey bay where a nuclear shelter which in reality was nothing more than a would be when i

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> pope francis had his first much anticipated meeting today with the governing body of the roman catholic church this is the first time many members had met the pope. the pope urged them to serve, be professional and adopt the ideas of holiness. tomorrow, pope francis will conduct his first pre-christmas prayer after st. peter's square. >>> and two astronauts wrapped up outside the international space station. they worked on a crippled cooling line. more on the story. >> reporter: american astronauts zip zipped through sometime and space, removing a day ahead of schedule the ailing cooling pump that jeopardized operations on board the international space station. >> don't let that go, that is a stocking stuffer. >> reporter: the pump failed ten days ago, and today's space walk was a complicated procedure that required the two astronauts to gingerly remove the unit during a five-hour space walk. a replacement pump will be scheduled for monday, but there was a glitch. one astronaut complained about his feet being cold and at times had to readjust temperature controls in his suit. the american spac

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. >>> and at the vatican pope francis is celebrating his first christmas as leader of the roman catholic church. he greeted the faithful gathered in st. peter's square this morning and delivered the traditional christmas message. >>> bonjourno. >> the pope called on catholics to pray for peace and keep their hearts open. meanwhile, manger square in bethlehem is filled with christmas pilgrims, the crowds are the largest in several years. >>> almost 500,000 homes and businesses in the u.s. and canada have no electricity on a cold christmas morning. repair crews are working around the clock from maine to michigan to restore power knocked out by a weekend ice storm. some families are staying in emergency shelters. at least 24 deaths are now blamed on the storm. forecasters expect more snow today in the great lakes and the midwest. >>> and dozens of cruise passengers will spend christmas waiting for rescue. the ship is trapped in the ice. more than 1,500 miles south of hobart, australia on the edge of antarctica. officials say the 74 passengers and crew members are not in danger. australia sent ice

. >>> it's the first christmas celebration as head of the roman catholic church for pope francis. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, though it's a spare the a' day. the air in the bay area is unhealthy levels. as paul explained... it's because of stagnant conditions... with many pollutants getting tra close to the gro . >>> the bay area is at unhealthy areas because of the pollutants close to the game. the bay area air quality district did notice how the air was dirty and they decided to do something about it so they had to act like a grinch and tell us not the burn the fires. >> there's a traditional feeling, a feeling warmed by the two fireplaces in the lobby. they are burning natural gas but the wood upstairs burns wood or manufactured logs. but on this day, the wood fires are banned. >> this is what we have. the hayes is sitting there throughout the region. >> bad unhealthy air, and so no wood fires on christmas day. >> elevated pollutant levels. you have seen the high pressure and access of the high pressure that's almost right over our area. it's the air district that says high pressure bring

on saturday, he delivered a special message at the body of the roman catholic church.s only service. later that day, he led by example, cheering up sick children at a local hospital. he spends three hours shaking hands where doctors and saying prayers. now, on christmas eve, he be celebrate the traditional two-hour mass at st. peter's basilica. he's so popular that this year, there were a record number of requests to attend. christmas day, he expects thousands of pilgrims to flood through st. peter's square to deliver a special message to the world. pope francis already has his christmas gifts taken care of. the packs include everything an imfrant might need to be able to contact loved ones back home including stamps and international calling cards. so a very busy week ahead for pope francis as he celebratings his first christmas at the vatican. >> all right, thanks so much, erin. so in less than a year, he has managed to endeer himself to catholics around the world. >>> father beck joining me now from new york. so, father, this will be a rather unique christmas, i ima

the new leader of the roman catholic church is described as a pope of firsts, the first pope from the americas, the southern hemisphere and the jesuit order, he could add another to that list as the first to make waves on social media. the top 10 list released by facebook reveals a compelling set of trends this year. the election was second most popular, covering the ballots in pakistan, malaysia, to name a few. and rounding off the list were the bombings of the boston marathon, tour did he france as well as the passing of one of humanity's giants, nelson mandela. with memorial events unfolding in south africa, millions of people continue to go on to pay tributes flooding facebook with pictures and posts. from human or to humor to hope and heartache. facebook has picked up on the emotions of the world, a growing network of life today. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> you can keep up to date by all the news logging onto our website, aljazeera.com. the nelson mandela tribute, the story of apartheid on "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the world said goodbye and thank you to nelson man

boy scouts led a procession that included a latin patriarch, the leader of the roman catholic church in jerusalem. in the decades old plastibban conflict, there was a call for a just and equitable solution. though view think an agreement is likely, but one hopes the message of peace will influence world leaders. >> you hear about division in this region of the world, but here are all of these people speaking different languages for a similar cause. and so that is very a very hopeful thing to see, which is very much the spirit of christmas. >> reporter: america started an effort to jump start the economy in bethlehem by pouring millions into the city, florida my -- particularly now during christmas. some tourists will come and visit for a few days, not just a few hours and it will anchor the future of a palestinian place. >> a home needs a family and not just the family of the bethlehem, all of the global citizens that believe in the message of bethlehem are welcome to come home for christmas. we cannot celebrate alone. >> reporter: and in the sign that anything is popular after more

the new leader of the roman catholic church is described as a pope of first.irst hope from the americans, the southern hem steer and the jesuit order and he can add another to a list as the first to make waves on social media. top ten list released by facebook release a compelling snapshot of trends this year. after the pope election was second most po popular coveringe elections in pakistan. and typhoon haiyan, and then rounding out the list, the boston marathon, tour of france and the passing of one of the world's giants, nelson mandela. >> with events unfolding in south africa, millions of people go online to pay tribute floods facebook with pictures and post. s. from humor to hope and heartache, facebook has picked up the emotions of the world. becoming an every growing record of life today. al jazeera. >> that's it for this news hour on al jazeera. from the whole team in doha, thanks for watching. do stay with us here on al jazeera. precip just a little bit up here towards the north. temperatures for dallas at about 42. san antonio at 55. for houston, wel

. >> today, pope francis celebrated christmas as leader of the roman catholic church. the ree man catholic leader prayed for an end to the conflict in syria and peace in what he calls the often forgotten central african republic. he also wished for a favorable outcome from the peace talks between the israelis and palestinians. pilgrims from around the world said he brings a breath of fresh air to the vatican. >> he's a good kparm to all of us. we're from queensland, representing australia. >> about 70,000 people showed up to hear his address. >> edward snowden, the former nsa contractor who revealed a monitoring program had a special christmas message today. >> a child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all. they'll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves. unrecorded, unanalyzed thought. and that's a problem. because privacy matters. >> the video was believed to have been recorded in moscow where snowden has been granted temporary asylum. it was broadcast as part of the yearly and alternative christmas message which mocks q

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a former top ranking clergyman of the roman catholic church in pennsylvania was convicted last year covering up child sex abuse by philadelphia priests. magazine thes advocate has named pope francis its person of the year. "pope francis is still not pro- gay by today's standard, but what francis does say but lgbt people as already cause reflection and consternation within his church." "time magazine" named pope francis its person of the year last week. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. now to the latest in syria. doctors without borders is reporting more than 100 people have been killed since the syrian army helicopters began attacking the rubble held city of aleppo four days ago. the dead include at least 28 children. the u n secretary-general has said the situation in syria has "deteriorated beyond all imagination." he insisted that both sides stop fighting before attending a proposed conference to find a political solution to the

conversation driver, pope francis. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the new leader of the roman catholic church as a pope of firsts. the first pope from the americas. the southern hemisphere and the jesuit order, we can very well add another to that list as the first to make waves on social media. the top ten list reveals a compelling snapshot of trends this year. after the pope, election was second most popular, covering the ballots in pakistan kenya and malaysia to name a few. nati national disasters were a hot topic. and the bombing at the boston marathon, the tour de france as well as the passing of one of humanity's giants, nelson mandela. with memorial events unfolding in south africa, millions of people continued to go online to pay tribute. >> no way! >> reporter: from humor to hope and heart ache, facebook has picked up on the emotions of the world, become an ever-growing record of life today. >>> all right. now it's time for sports. here is jo. >> thank you very much. it may have come 17 hours late, but they have booked their place in the last 16 of the uefa champion's league. the tea

. >> the new leader of the roman catholic church is described as a pope of firsts. the first pope from the americas, the southern hemisphere and the yes, sir wit order he can as another to the list, of the first to make waves on social media. the top 10 list released by facebook reveals a compelling snapshot of trends this year. after the pope, election was second most popular, covering the ballots in pakistan, kenya and malaysia to name a few. natural disasters and floods were also hot topics, and rounding off the list were the bombings at the boston marathon, the tour de france, as well as the passes of one of humanity's giant, nelson mandela. >> with memorial events unfolding, millions of people continue to go online to pay tribute, flooding facebook with pictures and pots. >> from humor, to hope and heartache, face book has picked up on the emotions of the world, becoming an ever growing record of life today. >> al jazeera. >> we are indeed connected, stay with us here on al jazeera, we have another full bulletin of news straight ahead. >> a bipartisan budget de

it is nearly nine months as head of the roman catholic church, pope francis has proven to be fearlesse interview he gave back in september when he said the church grew obsessed with only talking about abortion, gay marriage, and birth control. now he is taking trickle down economics. perhaps the ultimate proof that he has arrived politically, rush limbaugh has taken him on. >> i'm not catholic. i admire it profoundly. and i have been tepted a number of times to delve deeper into it. this is pure political. pope francis went further than previous comments criticizing the global economic system attacking the idolatry of money. this is pure marxism coming out of the mouth of the pope. >> how about strange theories, he is being hoodwinked by an off stage communication who wrote his speeches and forced him to read them like a p.o.w. >> he says the pope has gone beyond catholicism. should we assume that rush limbaugh is a greater judge of catholicism than the pope? imagine if a liberal a few years ago called the pope a facist. he is essentially saying to conservative catholic listener the,

on saturday he addressed the governing body of the roman catholic church there and emphasized the importanceurch's service, that he wants a governing body that gets out into the community and actually helps the people. then he led by example, spent the next three hours at a local hospital visiting sick children, meeting with their doctors, bringing christmas cheer. then yesterday, there was this historic moment, the two popes met for the very first time to exchange christmas greetings. francis spent 45 minutes with benedict, a sign that this is not your normal or usual papacy. then also not normal, the role of the vatican in reaching out really at a grassroots level to the poor, the pope's christmas gifts this year, he gave 2,000 emigrants at a local shelter prepaid international phone cards so that they might be able to phone home during the festive season. again, emphasizing this role of the church in helping the poor during the christmas season. >> we're all watching from afar. you're there, you are in rome in vatican city. what do you see there maybe that we don't see that makes this pop

. >> reporter: the leader of the roman catholic church wished for joy and peace for the poor and called an end to violence around the world. help us to be "peacemakers" each day in our life, in our families, in our cities, and nations in the whole world. >> reporter: andrew sullinger man isn't catholic but says he liked what pope francis had to say. >> i think his message really is compassion and love and understanding and i think those are principles that can be found in all major religions. >> reporter: a few miles away from the vatican, some of the faithful are putting the pope's message into practice. volunteers with the community of santa gigio host a free christmas dinner for the old and homeless in rome. claudio has been serving here since he was 14. he says he has seen a big difference since pope francis became pontiff. >> there are more people who want to be involved, want to be engage, want to change the world together with us. and this is really one of the great treatments of the words of this pope. >> reporter: on this day, these volunteers are heeding francis' call to care

in appeals court has overturned the conviction of a top ranking clergymen of pennsylvania's roman catholic churchfor covering up sexual abuse by philadelphia priest. monsignor william lynn was found built to last year hiding the molestation by transferring predatory priest to unsuspecting congregations. he was the highest-ranking u.s. church official to be convicted of covering up child abuse to date. but on thursday, his conviction was overturned after a judge ruled he wasn't legally responsible for the victims welfare. lynn remains jailed pending an exit -- expected appeal by prosecutors, but his attorneys will now seek his release on bail. members of the greenpeace arctic already have begun leaving russia after charges were formally dropped earlier this week. the group of 28 activists and to journalists were jailed for two months for trying to stop russian oil drilling in the arctic. on his way home to sweden, itvinov vowedry l to remain involved in anti- drilling protest. >> i am glad this chapter is over, that the book still remains to be written. as long as there is threat for the arctic, a

draw between that experience and the other experiences, as well and now the leader of the roman catholic church like a man of the people? >> sure. so what's funny is if we can imagine pope francis back being a bouncer, he was probably a pretty terrible bouncer because this is a guy who really wants to embrace everybody. he would have let everybody pass the velvet rope, maybe bought him a drink. he doesn't talk much about his bouncer past and how that relates. but he says his career is an a teacher of literature and psychology really helped prepare him for the papacy. you can see that in his writings. this is a guy who is really good at connecting with people. those may play into what he's doing now more so than the bouncer career. >> what you mentioned was interesting from the research and being a bouncer. but there are other jobs he's done, as well, you said a janitor, other jobs that were just as magnificent in a very interesting kind of way? >> sure, yeah. one of the interesting stories about the pope is that he led a jesuit community down in argentina and one of the things that even though

because of that the rejects of the roman catholic church's authority by protestant reformes affected nearly everything. this included transtransformations that were already underway, such as metta physics. the increasing control of ecclesiastical affairs by noneclose wyattas stick cal authorities, and a highly monetized economy. the book traces the processes by which conflict over true christianity prompted novel conceptions of religioning a separate and send rabil of life, and then analyzes the disimbetting from religion some science, modern moral and political theories, economic views and practices and higher education. an emphasis on doctrinal disagreement is not only wanter warranted but necessary to understand the era. the socially and politically divisive disagreements about what was true, how one ought to live and what matters most in life that emerged within a clinton text in the early 1520s, have never gone away. instead, they have been transformed, they've been modified, they've been expanded, in terms of content and character, even as efforts have been made to contain some

now, in the roman catholic church, a pope is elected, as you know, by secret ballot behind closed doors are selected by a boy... >> pope tawadros ii: yes. >> simon: ...putting his hand in a box. how did that come to pass? >> pope tawadros ii: this is a tradition in the coptic church, choosing the pope through a boy, because the boy is the symbol of purity. >> simon: purity and a young child-- the association is as old as christianity itself. copts believe that the baby jesus came to cairo, that his life was saved here. febe armanios, an expert on copts from middlebury college, took us down to the underground chapel of the abu serga church, where the pastor, father angelos shenouda, showed us where the holy family sought refuge from king herod after their flight into egypt. >> febe armanios: local traditions say that they lived here, that the virgin mary may have even bathed the baby jesus in that spot there, that you can hear his voice in this room, that he breathed in this room. all of this is part of that memory. >> simon: that's why christians from all over egypt come to coptic cairo

. >> he is laying out his vision for the roman catholic church. and some say it's a radical one.at he wrote himself, the pontiff calls for changes in the church starting at home in the vatican. saying the church needs to rethink the old rules and old customs. he denounces complacency and takes a shot at commercialism. he calls unfettered capitalism a new tyranny and urges world leaders to fight poverty and inequality. >> we want to talk about this with john allen. he joins us now from denver. john, let's talk about the pope's vision for the vatican's powers. he says there's too much centralization in the church. does that mean he thinks the d vatican has too much power? >> the answer to that question is, yes, he says in this document he believes in recent years there has been an excessive centralization, too much power accumulated in rome. he wants to spread some of that around promoting what he calls a sound day centralization. and he actually gives, to show you how important this is to him, he gives you a concrete example that is pretty much a direct repeal of previous policy.