the significance of this, sister simone campbell, as thousands of people sit on death row in the --ted states -- over 3000 one, richard glossip, has an execution date in the next few days, set once again? >> it was usually important. just after that part, also i believe it was the bishops were going to be greater advocates on this issue. that justink is key, because he says it wants, doesn't mean it is accomplished. and he is keenly aware of the fact that we need to really stand up for all people. he also mentioned we cannot ever give up hope for any one person, and that hope and the possibility of rubella tatian is always -- rehabilitation is always at the heart of our care for each other. so i think his focus, his really lifting this issue to such a prominence can help us move away from what is really a medieval response and a fearful response to crime. and too often, especially in the case of mr. glossip, that we're hearing, that he is erroneously convicted. and i think that sort of horror alone should be enough, much less the dignity of everybody who may have committed these crimes

are representative joaquin castro, democratic congressman from texas, also joining us sister simone campbell,author of "nun on the bus." what was it like to be in the chamber today. you've been there for state of the union addresses and other addresses. this was something special. >> it was. it was absolutely both electrifying and very spiritual. the pope gave a beautiful address, and i was telling folks after his address that these have probably been the two harmonious days we've had in congress since i've been here. i'm in my third year now. people are very respectful. it was only one of these addresses where i've seen republicans and democrats stand up and applaud at the same time. as you know, in the state of the union, one side of the chamber gets up and the other side stays seated to make a point. hopefully we'll have a chance to reflect on it in the coming weeks and months. >> congressman castro, was there any particular point in the congressional audience reaction that was surprisingly unifying? was there any particular line where you saw applause, where you think perhaps if the pres

ambassador jim nicholson, sister simone campbell, i want to thank you guys very much.reat day today. we will be right back with some exciting local news. ♪ >> a friendly bloomberg politics fyi, the pope is in new york. he was already in your town or he is coming soon. anticipation, america's finest, tv news anchors, were all over the story. >> hope and ammonium. -- hope pandemonium. >> hope mania. we're shutting down the ramps. >> papal gridlock. >> there is no way around it. >> this is the calm before the storm. >> the pope picked a good one. >> with the secret service only today about umbrellas. can you bring them through the perimeter? >> he is shaking folks in front of me. i'm going to get a selfie. check it out. where is the pope? >> friday is a day when the should remember that patience is a virtue. on friday, pope francis will celebrate mass with nearly 20,000 people at madison square garden. >> the garden. >> it will be fun here. >> it sits on top of an station. >> how are you going to move? >> i don't think anybody should be allowed in new york city. >> i swor

. >> ambassador jim nicholson, sister simone campbell, i want to thank you guys very much.reat day today. we will be right back with some exciting local news. ♪ >> a friendly bloomberg politics fyi, the pope is in new york. depending on where you live, he was already in your town or he is coming soon. in anticipation, america's finest, tv news anchors, were all over the story. pope pandemonium. >> pope mania. we're shutting down the ramps. >> papal gridlock. >> people gridlock. this is the calm before a different kind of storm. >> the pope picked a good one. what the secret service told me about umbrellas. can you bring them with through the perimeter? >> i am reminding myself to get a picture. i have to get a selfie. >> friday is the day where you should remember patience is a virtue. the rest of us sit in traffic. >> on friday, pope francis will celebrate mass with nearly 20,000 people at madison square garden. >> the garden. >> it will be fun here. which sits conveniently on top of 10 station. >> how are you going to move? >> i don't think anybody should be allowed in ne

> to you, sisters and mothers of this people, i wish to say thank you. [ applause ] >> sister simone campbell, your reaction to that and also your reaction to his speech at the joint session. >> well, i'm really touched by his response to women who are religious. and act ually it was his speech to congress, the very last paragraph felt like the explanation of our lives. like lincoln we work for liberty. like dorothy day, we work for those who are most vulnerable. like dr. king, we work for justice and like thomas murton, we have a deep and contemplative life. i feel like i recognize myself in his speech and coming together and being our better selves in the nation. it's been quite a day quite frankly. >> i want to listen to what he said about what it means to be a good political leader. let's listen to his deaf nation of good political leader. >> a good political leader is up with who with the interest of all in mind seizes the moment in a spirit of is openness. >> i'm going to have to memorize that word for word, the answer of what a good political leader is. >> isn't that a perfect example

sister simone campbell led four cross-country trips of "nuns on the bus", which focused on economic justice and immigration, among other things. she's the executive director of a catholic lobbying group, "network." and john carr, who's been working with the catholic bishops conference of washington d.c. he's the director of the initiative on catholic social thought and public life at georgetown university. we welcome all three of you to the program. >> thank you. >> woodruff: so john carr, to all of you, i thought it was a remarkable speech. john carr, you pay close attention to everything this pope says. what stood out particularly for you today? >> well, it was such a different day on capitol hill. he talked about people. he talked about their stories. he talked about faces. i watched vice president biden and speaker boehner, two catholic kids from ohio and pennsylvania. they're old enough to remember when john kennedy was told he should not be elected president because he might take advice from the pope, and now the lead party, the only thing it seems they agree on is they need advice fr

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. >>> stir simone campbell, executive director, an activist at the white house reception. it has a good ring to it. >> as i mentioned, a lot of the coverage, were about the pope's visit did that coverage change once pope francis was here, and we saw the language that he used? >> not really. i think the media was infatuated with the -- he went into specifics in his areas, which we know -- we say david corn saying the pope is far more fixated on social issues and environment rather than abortion and gay rights, an says, sorry conservatives. so there is this sense from the media that goodness the pope is champion, all these issues, ande's not speaking as vocally on the social issues as abortion and gale marriage. >> what do you think about that? the fact is the pope is challenging all of us to change our hards to have a that is right that brings us together. he speaks that all of life has dignity, even those living in that prison. and bringing that seamless garment changes it for everyone in congress he said i am here to be a bring. we can't just demonize each other, we have

let's start with one of the most famous sister simone campbell.or of network, a catholic social group. she supported obamacare, defied the u.s. conference on bishops because of contraception abortion, drafted the nun's letter signed by nuns that went to congress to supporto bama care. also runs nuns on the bus which goes around opposing the ryan/romney budget. >> she is left wing sister. >> and there is a bunch of them. should that exclude her from the pope though even though she is left wing? she is not proabortion. >> no georgetown a bunch of these types. >> georgetown a bunch of he heathens. >> the vatican doesn't have any beef there. who else. >> robinson first openly gay episcopalian. he was there hard to believe that the pope would be concerned with one guy and a feisty nun. tweeted out a photo this morning. >> ribbonson is a controversial guy. no doubt abo it. would i have excluded him from a group of is 1,000, probably not. respectful to the episcopal church which allows him to do what he does. i don't have a problem with that who else tra

here is sister simone campbell, executive director of the catholic organization network and author ofhank you so much, sister simone for being here. >> great to be with you, jonathan. >> pope francis is more progressive than previous popes on several social issues. is he reacting to the changing attitudes of the catholic population? >> i think pope francis is quite unlike our politicians that kind of blow with what political wind is. i think he's much more about the gospel and the fact he comes from a place of love and loving those who have struggled because he's been a pastor in argentina, he knows the struggle of people who are divorced, of the lbgt community, challenges faced by ordinary people. it's in that response in love, inclusion -- you talked about an economy of inclusion. he's creating a church of inclusion. a wonderful step forward. >> two-thirds of all americans view pope francis favorably. why is he so popular among non-catholics? >> day before yesterday i was talking to a member of congress and he said to me i'm a methodist, but he's my pope. what he went on to say was

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but in the audience today, chris, thousands of invited guests, sister simone campbell, assistant director nun, if you will. but still nevertheless a significant figure in the debate over the role of women in the church, the role of nuns and how nuns are viewed within the church. among other guests who were there to your knowledge we are very aware some of these people were seen as controversial invites. you have a gay catholic blogger from houston who said he struggled returning to the church, pope francis bringing him back in to the arms of the church with his words of non-judgment and what he believes the church should focus on at this point. >> right. i think that's a big message from this pope. i've never seen anything like it. the jewish people i work with love this guy because he's inclusive. he's not out there saying i'm right, you're wrong. some time after the new testament began the old testament is irrelevant. we're all part of the abrahamic traditions. i think he's trying to restore that sense of brotherhood and sisterhood and it is really important in this world we don't get i

sido invitado a esta ceremonia, Él se llama especÍficamente jim robinson, y tambiÉn la hermana simone campbell: nosotros llegamos a las cuatro de la maÑana de noche, toda la parte de la zona estÁ cerrada con vallas, a las cuatro de la maÑana habÍan miles de personas intentando entrar esperando que saliera la puerta para poder entrar. quiero que mi camarÓgrafo enseÑe ese continuo peregrinar de personas entrando, son miles las que estÁn entrando, hasta el momento, y un enorme presencia hispana, banderas de todos los paÍses de latinoamÉrica, muchÍsima gente hablando en espaÑol, entusiasmados, dicen que esperan escuchar un mensaje de paz y de esperanza por parte del papa, y que por supuesto tambiÉn les gustarÍa escuchar un mensaje a favor de la comunidad inmigrante aquÍ. el papa ha repetido que este no es un viaje donde habrÁ polÍtica, es un viaje donde obviamente hablarÁ sobre la desigualdad social, la pobreza, o incluso el cambio climÁtico. pero no tiene una connotaciÓn polÍtica sino Únicamente repetir la doctrina de la iglesia . muchas personas esperan al santo padre, y por otra parte hay unas

. >> let's bring in sister simone campbell, executive director of the catholic organization network. uthor of "a nun on the bus." sister simone, we've talked a lot about dorothy day. i'm talked perhaps incessantly about the role of women in the church and the need for a greater role if not direct equality. what's your thinking about that? >> oh, i think we have to make progress on that. pope francis is making incremental progress. as he speaks about the family, i think he's going to acknowledge that women are equal with men in that relationship. and i think we are moving forward towards a greater inclusion of women within the church. i was really surprised at my own reaction when pope spoke to the -- at st. matthew's cathedral in d.c. to the bishops. it took my breath away to see this slew of men and not a woman in sight. i think part of the challenge is to make sure we include all of humanity both within our church and within our leadership. it's coming. it's eventual. i know my own freedom as a member of a religious community to take the gospel to where it wouldn't be otherwise. so