Mike Barnicle: ‘It’s Incredible’ That We Have an American Pope!

SCARBOROUGH But here here ░░░░░░░░ have Leo also And ░░░░░░░░ you look at Leo ░░░░░░░░ life and what he ░░░░░░░░ in one of the ░░░░░░░░ parishes in Peru and ░░░░░░░░ what he did as ░░░░░░░░ missionary what his work ░░░░░░░░ focused on it has ░░░░░░░░ on those that Jesus ░░░░░░░░ that Christians should focus ░░░░░░░░ the Matthew 25 example ░░░░░░░░ ve been talking about ░░░░░░░░ was Jesus that of ░░░░░░░░ you know the lepers ░░░░░░░░ the woman at the ░░░░░░░░ those that were loathed ░░░░░░░░ that were left out ░░░░░░░░ were the first that ░░░░░░░░ Christ embraced throughout the ░░░░░░░░ And here with this ░░░░░░░░ American pope this pope ░░░░░░░░ has taken the name ░░░░░░░░ we have someone who ░░░░░░░░ in that tradition instead ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately some examples we ░░░░░░░░ seen not only in ░░░░░░░░ but across the West ░░░░░░░░ the poor the disadvantaged ░░░░░░░░ left on the margins ░░░░░░░░ society are the ones ░░░░░░░░ by religious leaders too ░░░░░░░░ BARNICLE You know Joe ░░░░░░░░ re absolutely right in ░░░░░░░░ apt description of the ░░░░░░░░ pope and it s ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ lord often moves in ░░░░░░░░ ways And it is ░░░░░░░░ true that he has ░░░░░░░░ us in Leo XIV ░░░░░░░░ gift to a world ░░░░░░░░ fire This particular pope ░░░░░░░░ his introductory remarks to ░░░░░░░░ crowd at St Peter ░░░░░░░░ yesterday he said Evil ░░░░░░░░ not win and he ░░░░░░░░ that the church the ░░░░░░░░ Church should remain and ░░░░░░░░ stronger as a missionary ░░░░░░░░ And he said it ░░░░░░░░ to remain close to ░░░░░░░░ who suffer And that ░░░░░░░░ what he s been ░░░░░░░░ about for years as ░░░░░░░░ priest as a cardinal ░░░░░░░░ now as pope And ░░░░░░░░ thing that he does ░░░░░░░░ that I think is ░░░░░░░░ to have a huge ░░░░░░░░ on the culture and ░░░░░░░░ politics of this world ░░░░░░░░ ours is I think ░░░░░░░░ to speak out consistently ░░░░░░░░ the use of the ░░░░░░░░ dignity dignity of the ░░░░░░░░ We know we live ░░░░░░░░ it every day that ░░░░░░░░ world is surrounded and ░░░░░░░░ re surrounded by people ░░░░░░░░ public life who use ░░░░░░░░ as an assault weapon ░░░░░░░░ damage others to demean ░░░░░░░░ because they disagree with ░░░░░░░░ ideologically not religiously ideologically ░░░░░░░░ has got to end ░░░░░░░░ we are to continue ░░░░░░░░ thrive as a human ░░░░░░░░ And this particular pope ░░░░░░░░ his roots in Chicago ░░░░░░░░ is an American it ░░░░░░░░ incredible that we have ░░░░░░░░ American pope but given ░░░░░░░░ roots and he chooses ░░░░░░░░ XIV as his papal ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s an accident because ░░░░░░░░ XIII we ve referenced ░░░░░░░░ yesterday and earlier today ░░░░░░░░ imagine you ve talked ░░░░░░░░ it Leo XIII wrote ░░░░░░░░ encyclical Rerum novarum in ░░░░░░░░ late 1890s right at ░░░░░░░░ turn of the century ░░░░░░░░ it was dedicated to ░░░░░░░░ who work for a ░░░░░░░░ people like today who ░░░░░░░░ for a living people ░░░░░░░░ come home from work ░░░░░░░░ take a shower instead ░░░░░░░░ taking a shower before ░░░░░░░░ go to work people ░░░░░░░░ calloused hands and dangerous ░░░░░░░░ because they make minimum ░░░░░░░░ people from other countries ░░░░░░░░ came here looking for ░░░░░░░░ looking for affluence and ░░░░░░░░ to them is food ░░░░░░░░ the table This particular ░░░░░░░░ is their champion and ░░░░░░░░ think the way he ░░░░░░░░ the way he speaks ░░░░░░░░ way he speaks to ░░░░░░░░ world is going to ░░░░░░░░ a powerful powerful weapon ░░░░░░░░ great weapon against what ░░░░░░░░ re confronted with each ░░░░░░░░ every day.”