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Following the G-8 summit in Italy, U.S. President Barack Obama met in Rome with Pope Benedict XVI. The two men greeted each other warmly, with Obama characterizing the meeting positively — this despite their differences over issues like stem cell research and abortion. Earlier this week, just as the G-8 summit was about to start, the pope issued a statement calling for a radical rethinking of the global economy. Reverend Drew Christiansen, the editor-in-chief of the national Catholic weekly magazine America, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the meeting and the popes statements. http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/10/obama-meets-with-pope-benedict-xvi-for-first-time/6281/