Kasich: We Don’t Need Walls; We Need Bridges If We’re Going to Fix Problems

KASICH: "First of all, I’m pro-Pope, okay? Put me down in the pro-Pope column. I have seen the whole —Really. Come on. I don’t know exactly — I read the whole quote. It’s a lot longer than that. Look, this is a guy who said when somebody asked him about somebody’s behavior that wasn’t consistent with what they thought the scripture was, he said, who am I to judge? This man has brought more sense of hope and more about the dos in life than the don’ts. When you think about religion, before we get to the don’ts. You mention religion, people get thought bubbles. He’s coming in to tell me what I can’t do. What about what we can do which is about humility and loving your neighbor. This guy has been so humble. If you want to understand this Pope, a friend of mine told me if you want to understand him, read a book about St. Francis. He is the essence of humility and has opened the walls and doors of the church to lots of people who didn’t understand it. Now here’s what I will say. We have a right to build a wall but there are too many walls between us. We need bridges between us if we’re going to fix the problems in Washington because all they do is have walls. We need to get these problems solved."