CNN’s Erin Burnett on New Pope: ‘As an American .... I Felt Choked Up a Bit and Some Tears’

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BURNETT: “And then when they heard there was a pope, it was, we are so happy, we are so happy, such simple words. And that was the feeling, jubilation, no matter who it was. Then an American pope, for many here, maybe they had mixed feelings if they were Italian or — but I think I can say everybody was stunned. Everybody was stunned. And I will admit as an American, Kasie, you know, I felt — I felt choked up a bit and some tears. It’s an incredible moment for America to be honored in such a way by an institution as important to the world as the Catholic Church is, whatever your faith may be. And that was a moment that was palpable and profound here in the square, having so many people together, celebrating something joyful, not anxious, not fraught, not angry, that is something that uplifts you in a very spiritual way.”