CBS Evening News - 1993-08-12
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[0:00] The Pride meets Monteray. Friday at 7 on
[0:02] Coin TV.
[0:06] The Pope arrives in America. A
[0:08] conservative pontiff. Millions of
[0:11] faithful and no shortage of controversy.
[0:14] >> Also tonight, where is Michael Jordan's
[0:16] father? He's been missing for 3 weeks.
[0:20] And at the Pentagon, a general
[0:22] apologizes, but says he still wants a
[0:25] new policy on marriage and the US
[0:27] Marines.
[0:29] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Dan
[0:33] Rather in Denver and Connie Chung in New
[0:36] York.
[0:38] >> Good evening. The spiritual leader of
[0:40] America's 58 million Roman Catholics is
[0:42] right here in Denver tonight bringing
[0:44] with him a message of peace, hope, and
[0:46] respect for life. It is Pope John Paul's
[0:49] third visit to the United States and
[0:51] President Clinton was waiting to greet
[0:53] him when he arrived on a flight from
[0:55] Mexico. It was only minutes until the
[0:57] Pope addressed one of the hottest and
[0:59] most divisive moral issues in the
[1:01] country, speaking out against abortion.
[1:05] The ultimate test of your greatness
[1:09] is the way you treat every human being,
[1:14] but especially the weakest and most
[1:16] defenseless ones.
[1:28] The best traditions of your land
[1:31] presume respect for those who cannot
[1:34] defend themselves.
[1:41] If you want equal justice for all
[1:46] and true freedom and lasting peace, then
[1:50] America defend life.
[1:56] The main reason for John Paul's visit to
[1:58] the United States is World Youth Day.
[2:00] Young Catholics from all over the world
[2:02] have come here for the celebration and
[2:04] of course to see the Pope. And as Scott
[2:06] Belly reports, Denver has never seen
[2:09] anything quite like it.
[2:14] >> It's the largest gather