Local Catholics Say Pope Sends Positive Messages

And he looked back on the huge crowds and cheering reception during his stops in Washington, New York and Philadelphia. “So, three different kinds of welcome”.

“It invites all those who want to share the prophecy of the covenant of man and woman, which generates life and reveals God”, said the Pope in his homily before thousands of people on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

He said the nuns have “done marvels in the field of education, in the field of health” and that one high-level USA official told him, “The education I have, I owe above all to the sisters”. “I was surprised by the people’s warmth”, he told reporters.

“I understand that woman, and God, who is more good than me, understands her”, the pope said. He celebrated Mass in each of the six Cuban and American cities he visited.

RATH: Later in his speech to bishops, Pope Francis addressed the question of marriage in its changing status, specifically.

Activists welcomed what they called a long-awaited admission by Francis that the Church had covered up abuse but said only actions, not words, would make a difference.

On his return to Rome from a historic trip to the United States, Pope Francis publicly acknowledged that a few USA bishops “covered up” child sex abuse by Catholic clergy.

“In effect, a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged”, Francis said.

He said Monday that the pope was “sincere” in his remarks made Sunday and is concerned about the issue.

Moments after landing in Rome, the Pope posted a Twitter message expressing “heartfelt thanks” to the American people.

“They always have a face, a concrete story, names”, he said.

In his lengthy response to the question, he said that “one must not cover these things up”.

“It is a fundamental right which shapes the way we interact socially and personally with our neighbors whose religious views differ from our own”, the pope said.

“Is a child anywhere on Earth safer now that a Pope, for maybe the seventh or eighth time or ninth time, has briefly chatted with abuse victims?”

Earlier, Francis met with victims of child sex abuse and decried the priest pedophile scandal, saying “God weeps” over what has happened as he promised to do what is necessary to hold those responsible accountable for their sins. The investigations had found that church leaders had not been proactive in stopping priests from raping and molesting children.

USA dioceses have made huge compensation payouts to victims.

The Catholic Primate of Ireland Archbishop Eamonn Martin said that they had their fingers crossed ahead of last night’s announcement that Dublin would be chosen.