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The Brian Lehrer Show

Your Pope Francis Reflections

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Father James Martin, SJ, reflects on the life and leadership of Pope Francis, who died earlier today at 88, as listeners share their thoughts.

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WNYC Studios.

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And to end the show today, we will open the phones for Catholics on the legacy of Pope Francis,

0:27.8

according to you.

0:29.4

And for any Christians today on the question, what did you hear or what did you preach

0:34.6

at Easter Sunday services about the state of our country or the state of the world?

0:39.6

What would Jesus say?

0:41.0

212-433, WNYC, 212, 433-962.

0:47.3

It's a call-in for Catholics on the legacy of Pope Francis, according to you,

0:53.6

and for any Christians today on the question,

0:56.6

what did you hear or what did you preach at Easter Sunday services about the state of our country

1:03.0

or the state of the world? If you brought it up, what would Jesus say?

1:06.6

212-433, WNYC.

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And let's acknowledge many American Christians differ with each other, right, over various things that are going on right now.

1:17.4

Whether you belong to a more liberal or progressive church or a more conservative one,

1:22.3

were any Trump administration policies addressed from the pulpit yesterday from any point of view,

1:27.8

implicitly or explicitly, and how did that make you feel?

1:31.8

212-433-9692. Now, ironically, perhaps, Vice President J.D. Vance, as you may have heard,

1:40.7

met with Pope Francis briefly at the Vatican yesterday, one of the last people to see

1:45.5

him alive, despite their explicit differences. This by itself shows the diversity of feeling

1:52.1

within Christianity. Here's Vance at the National Prayer Breakfast referring to those differences

1:57.6

on February 28th. Pope Francis has criticized some of our policies when it comes

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