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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now he's seventeen w oars Beat on the Street with
Natalie Migliore.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Well, all morning we've been covering the passing of Pope
Francis at the age of eighty eight and all mourning.
Natalie Migliori has been at Saint Patrick's Cathedral for her
Beat on the Street. Natalie, Yeah, good.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Morning, Larry. It is a period of mourning for the
Catholic Church as the news of Pope Francis his death comes,
and mourners bowing their heads at the doors of Saint
Patrick's Cathedral to offer their condolences to the eighty eight
year old pontiff who took the helm in twenty thirteen,
even sitting in early morning Mass as the doors open. Today,
he's remembered as the People's Pope, revolutionary in his beliefs,
(00:44):
and after months of help struggles, New Yorkers are reflecting
on his death and his life.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
I really do thank God that he made it through Easter.
I thought that was that was good that the big
guy upstairs gave him that extra day. That was very nice.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
I think it's a loss to the world because I
think whoever's coming in now needs to adjust to whatever's
going on in the world, which is not necessarily a
good thing.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
He was strong.
Speaker 5 (01:10):
He was strong, but it was a beautiful man with
a beautiful heart who taught us all.
Speaker 4 (01:15):
About humility, mostly taught us about obedience.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
He was a people's pope. He was traveling on the
subways when he was in Argentina. He traveled very humbly
in his days. Is Pope. I liked him because he
was more of a human being than just a figureheaded.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Well, Natalie, these people are profound this morning.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Yeah, they're really close to the church now. Cardinal Dolan,
Archbishop of New York. Larry, who was part of the
conflicte that elected Pope Francis, will head to Rome tomorrow.
He was already set to leave for Vatican City at
the invitation of Pope Francis, and will now be there
to pay his respects. We got Cardinal Dolan this morning
reflecting on his own personal worth lationship with the Pope.
Speaker 5 (02:02):
I remember when he called me when my mom died.
I remember when he called me during COVID to find
out how God's people here in New York were doing.
I remember when I was in Rome on October seventh,
after the vicious attack on the people of Israel when
he called me while we were there together.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
He called me.
Speaker 5 (02:24):
Up at the Senate and he said, how is the
Jewish community in New York and give them my love?
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Yeah, and Cardinal Dolan spoke for quite a few minutes.
So things will be posting to the seven ten WR
channel on social media as the day goes on. Now,
a lot of people passing by Saint Patrick's Cathedral thinking
about the next leader of the Catholic Church, Larry. Some
say Cardinal Dolan could be the right fit.
Speaker 5 (02:52):
He's a good.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Man and he'd be great for the Catholic Church.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
He's the best man. He'd be the.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Best guy for the Catholic Church. I swear to God,
look at it. He's charismatic, he's really outgoing, and he is,
oh what Catholic should be.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
He's a strong guy, which is very important. You know,
you get the weaker priests and stuff like that in cardinals.
But he's a strong guy.
Speaker 5 (03:14):
You know.
Speaker 4 (03:14):
I don't get me wrong, I don't think he has
a shot at this. They will never make an American
a pope and he's going to retire, so that was
another big plus. He gets to be in this process
before he retires as a cardinal.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Well Dolan turned seventy five years old earlier this year,
so he was required to submitted resignation to the Pope,
and the Popacy would decide when to accept it. No
matter who takes over Vatican City, people are offering their
opinion on what direction they want the next leader to
take the church in.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Just one who follows the traditional church, that's what I
like to see.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
But as long as he's following the Little of God,
that's all it counts. I hope they go a little
bit more open with the church, you know, which both
Francis opened it up a little bit more and I think,
you know, it's getting a little bit more progressive.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Hopefully somebody replaces him that is flexible with the rules
of the church and the modern times we're in, and
you know, makes some adjustments.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Now.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
The College of Cardinals make up the concrete that's who
elects the new pope, and so there are more than
two hundred cardinals from more than seventy countries. Pope Francis
had chosen many of them a majority of sitting cardinals
right now, which means they align with his vision of
a much more modern church. Some people might say, so,
we'll just see morning period. Right now again, Cardinal Dolan
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is heading to Rome tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah, it's unlikely that it'd be Cardinal Dolan, but I
agree with you that would be a wonderful pick for
not only the church but for America. However, someone that
is on the list is from our area, and that's
Archbishop Jeffrey Tobin from Newark, and so we'll have to
wait and see. It's unlikely it's good be somebody from
the US, but we'll have to keep our eyes on
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Archbishop Tobin. Thanks so much, Nataliemgloria will be back tomorrow
morning at eight fifty