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Ray Flynn on the Pope's visit

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Play from 0:12[0:12] ..." I understand that you read this and cardinal resting are now oh Benedict among other places at a newsstand."...

Play from 1:12[1:12] ..." of the -- Catholic Church and the head of a sovereign state Vatican City. He is also something of an area of a politician and is there any issue that is more important that resonates more"...

Play from 2:00[2:00] ..." of exceptions. -- sponsored by the ambassador from the -- to the United States and possibly. Some members of the diplomatic corps as well as members of the United States congress some. Sweden's world of that debt is -- the full -- of the Benedict the sixteenth and he hasn't they have been on the Benedict the sixteenth of that apparently was back in bed and that was to have dinner at the White House is well that the number of people work and it's so. And for in order Benedict the sixteenth the was tactic is the -- that you are some sleep and -- You know it's not the same kind"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Former Boston mayor ray Flynn was US ambassador to the holy see and he is in Washington today good morning. To have you with us mr. ambassador John -- is upon -- when you were ambassador but I understand that you read this and cardinal resting are now oh Benedict among other places at a newsstand."

Play from 0:19[0:19]" The I was in Rome for the -- edification. A substance of the trees and it took the anniversary John Paul the second and other sort of a social event in Rome but I would that the newsstand one 11 -- right outside of firm. I think Peter's square and on the street that -- of -- and I had worked with them before. It's static commission to quote implement implementing the policy relationship between Israel and the temple church in. Do we to show it for about twenty minutes it was I can't of course I never expected to be this. Leader of the Roman Catholic Church."

Play from 1:01[1:01]" mister -- why didn't. The Pope Bankboston the in the epicenter of the priest sex scandal after all stop on on this strip are needed -- ahead of the -- Catholic Church and the head of a sovereign state Vatican City. He is also something of an area of a politician and is there any issue that is more important that resonates more seriously than an issue in this country."

Play from 1:27[1:27]" It has been way up anti Iran Gucci's sex abuse and interest on the -- he played on the way over. Across the Atlantic can yes and it was quite profound at the act out like. University when he spoke to the bishops about it again he talked about. -- the -- that it needs but also talked about the problems that it created in with -- was handled so he really is dealing with the the issue up. He's a person that you know that looks awful lot of different events like we're out of exceptions. -- sponsored by the ambassador from the -- to the United States and possibly. Some members of the diplomatic corps as well as members of the United States congress some. Sweden's world of that debt is -- the full -- of the Benedict the sixteenth and he hasn't they have been on the Benedict the sixteenth of that apparently was back in bed and that was to have dinner at the White House is well that the number of people work and it's so. And for in order Benedict the sixteenth the was tactic is the -- that you are some sleep and -- You know it's not the same kind of person that John Paul the second is he doesn't go around. Several events signals that the key events that he feast of but he can be the most effective so trying to compare with this -- John Paul the second had his encampments and its -- lot different in yesterday's close in the 81 years of age so. He's not able to tribal tablet like we would hope because it"

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