Remembering Pope Francis’ Life and Legacy, Reality of Trump’s Tariff Policies, and Media Lies, with Kevin O’Leary and David Zweig | Ep. 1053
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What happened to Pope Francis?
Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at noon east. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, and happy Monday. We begin today with news from the Vatican. Pope Francis dead at age 88. It was kind of shocking to wake up to, even though we knew he was not in good health. He had had double pneumonia and been hospitalized for some five weeks in mid-February.
What was Pope Francis's legacy?
I mean, we knew... We knew he wasn't doing that well, but it seemed like he was past the worst of it and maybe was getting a little better, or at least on the road toward getting a little better. And then Cardinal Kevin Farrell somberly came out this morning and stated at 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the father. There's no official cause of death released as of now, but as I said, he's been suffering from these chronic lung issues. And then beginning in February, he was in the hospital for some 38 days with these respiratory issues. Amazingly, you've seen this maybe by now, yesterday, just yesterday, he appeared on um, in, in his wheelchair in like the back of the Pope mobile. I don't know what that is.
I'm not exactly sure the vehicle, um, on Easter Sunday. Look at that. It's kind of amazing in St. Peter's square. And, and one of the last people to meet with Pope Francis was vice president JD Vance pretty incredibly, um, The vice president had a brief meeting with the pontiff yesterday where the pair exchanged Easter greetings and gifts. Mr. Vance telling Pope Francis he prays for him daily. Watch.
I know you've not been feeling great, but it's good to see you in better health. Pray for you every day. Bless you. Happy Easter.
Wow. Pretty extraordinary. This Pope was elected Pope in March of 2013 after the shock resignation of Pope Benedict. No, no Popes resign. They just don't do it. The first Pope Benedict, sorry, Francis from Latin America. First ever. Can you believe that given how Catholic Latin America is? He was our first Pope from there. And Pope Francis immediately jolted energy and enthusiasm into the church. He was a Jesuit. He was a little bit more progressive, and this got a lot of people excited. Many people thought the church had gone too hardcore, though we stood by some traditional things like an all-male papacy and celibacy, among other things. The church's stance on abortion, which people are kidding themselves if they want the Catholic Church to amend, but this is what we hear from young progressives within the Catholic Church. Okay, good luck with that. Maybe we could get... you know, I guess you can still have priests who come to the church married.
Like you can become a priest after having been married, that is at least not having like children, but you cannot enter the priesthood and then get married. That's just, anyway, here's Pope Francis's first appearance as Pope on the balcony of the Vatican. Well, it's always a sight to behold, right? He was born Jorge Mareo Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, where his mother hoped he would become a doctor. But just before his 17th birthday, he paused in front of the Basilica of St. Joseph and later recounted he, quote, felt like someone grabbed me from the inside and took him into the confessional. Right there, he said, I knew I had to be a priest. His mother evidently was upset. He would not become a doctor, but he said, quote, I'm going to study the medicine of the soul. Can you imagine?
And then he went on to become the Pope. It's incredible. Pope Francis moved the church in a leftward direction, no question, and away from some of the more divisive issues within the church. As I mentioned, he did not focus that much on abortion, but he didn't change the stance. Homosexuality shifting its emphasis to global problems like climate change, poverty, and he was very big on migration. He clashed with President Trump over Trump's immigration policy, saying before the 16 election that a person who thinks only about building walls and not of building bridges is not Christian. This is why he was controversial amongst, in particular, a lot of Christians here in America who tend to be more conservative.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What happened to Pope Francis?
0:00–0:32
2
What was Pope Francis's legacy?
0:32–27:38
3
How did Trump’s tariff policies impact America?
27:38–33:11
4
What are the current views on immigration policy?
33:11–1:33:04
5
How did COVID policies affect schools?
1:33:04–1:36:00
6
What decisions were made during the pandemic?
1:36:00–1:36:13
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What lessons can we learn from the pandemic decisions?
1:36:13–1:41:36
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