{"id":7190,"date":"2004-05-28T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2004-05-28T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/05\/bush_interview.html"},"modified":"2004-05-28T12:54:00","modified_gmt":"2004-05-28T12:54:00","slug":"bush_interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/05\/bush_interview.html","title":{"rendered":"Bush Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Christianity Today, Deal Hudson, Fr. Neuhaus, Russ Shaw and some others.<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you have a particular message for Pope John Paul II, whom you will be meeting with shortly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. I’m there to listen. I will respond. If I would even dare give him a message it would be, “Hold the line.” \u2026 This will be my third visit with the Holy Father and I’ve been in awe in his presence. He is a strong man. He’s got a huge presence and it’s an honor to be with him. It truly is. He’ll have something to say. Believe me, he’ll use this as an opportunity to talk about a world problem or an issue, and he’ll do it in a loving way. I mean he’s the kind of person that makes you feel good.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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