Transcript: Analysis: Beatification of Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius IX

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Analysis: Beatification of Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius IX

Host: SCOTT SIMON Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

SCOTT SIMON, host:

Tomorrow Pope John Paul II will perform a beatification ceremony that will put two former popes just one step away from sainthood. Pope John XXIII and Pius IX both played critical roles in shaping the modern history of the Roman Catholic Church, but their legacies are diametrically opposed, and the juxtaposition has triggered a debate between conservatives and liberals within the Vatican and beyond. Sylvia Poggioli is on the line from Rome.

Sylvia, thanks for being with us.

SYLVIA POGGIOLI reporting:

Thank you, Scott.

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