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| Pope Arrives in New York After a Call to Action in Washington | Pope Arrives in New York After a Call to Action in Washington |
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| In his first visit to New York City, the center of global finance and capitalism, Pope Francis used his remarks on Thursday evening to warn the hundreds of clergy members, brothers and nuns gathered in St. Patrick’s Cathedral to live humbly and resist the temptation to treat their ministries as businesses, with success measured strictly by the bottom line. | In his first visit to New York City, the center of global finance and capitalism, Pope Francis used his remarks on Thursday evening to warn the hundreds of clergy members, brothers and nuns gathered in St. Patrick’s Cathedral to live humbly and resist the temptation to treat their ministries as businesses, with success measured strictly by the bottom line. |
| “We can get caught up measuring the value of our apostolic works by the standards of efficiency, good management and outward success which govern the business world,” he told them in Spanish. Similarly, he said, they should guard against surrounding themselves with worldly comforts, as that can separate them from the poor they are intended to serve. | “We can get caught up measuring the value of our apostolic works by the standards of efficiency, good management and outward success which govern the business world,” he told them in Spanish. Similarly, he said, they should guard against surrounding themselves with worldly comforts, as that can separate them from the poor they are intended to serve. |
| “Rest is needed, as are moments of leisure and self-enrichment, but we need to learn how to rest in a way that deepens our desire to serve with generosity,” he said. | “Rest is needed, as are moments of leisure and self-enrichment, but we need to learn how to rest in a way that deepens our desire to serve with generosity,” he said. |
| They were pointed, if fatherly, remarks that echoed the themes he has stressed in his papacy but ones that resonated all the more in a newly renovated cathedral surrounded by the luxurious shops of Fifth Avenue. | They were pointed, if fatherly, remarks that echoed the themes he has stressed in his papacy but ones that resonated all the more in a newly renovated cathedral surrounded by the luxurious shops of Fifth Avenue. |
| Francis arrived in the city on Thursday, his plane touching down at Kennedy International Airport shortly after 5 p.m. to start the second leg of his six-day visit to the United States. | Francis arrived in the city on Thursday, his plane touching down at Kennedy International Airport shortly after 5 p.m. to start the second leg of his six-day visit to the United States. |
| Several schoolchildren greeted the pontiff as he walked off the plane. He chatted amiably, giving each child a pat on the head. He laughed when he was handed a bobblehead version of himself before taking a short helicopter ride to Manhattan, where the streets were lined with adoring crowds. | Several schoolchildren greeted the pontiff as he walked off the plane. He chatted amiably, giving each child a pat on the head. He laughed when he was handed a bobblehead version of himself before taking a short helicopter ride to Manhattan, where the streets were lined with adoring crowds. |
| Francis changed cars from his modest Fiat to the widely recognized popemobile for a slow drive down Fifth Avenue. Dressed in his white vestments, the pope smiled widely and waved as people scrambled to capture the moment on their smartphones, chanting in Spanish “Francisco, Francisco.” | Francis changed cars from his modest Fiat to the widely recognized popemobile for a slow drive down Fifth Avenue. Dressed in his white vestments, the pope smiled widely and waved as people scrambled to capture the moment on their smartphones, chanting in Spanish “Francisco, Francisco.” |
| He was greeted at the cathedral by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who seemed to enjoy an unusual moment of bonhomie as they waited for Francis, as well as Senator Chuck Schumer. | He was greeted at the cathedral by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who seemed to enjoy an unusual moment of bonhomie as they waited for Francis, as well as Senator Chuck Schumer. |
| Speaking earlier before the nation’s leaders in Washington, the pope urged lawmakers to combat the dangers posed by climate change, show compassion for immigrants and refugees, and work toward peace in a world too often divided by war and conflict. | Speaking earlier before the nation’s leaders in Washington, the pope urged lawmakers to combat the dangers posed by climate change, show compassion for immigrants and refugees, and work toward peace in a world too often divided by war and conflict. |
| In New York, Francis will extend his message to leaders from around the world on Friday morning when he addresses a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. | In New York, Francis will extend his message to leaders from around the world on Friday morning when he addresses a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. |
| During his brief but busy stay in the city, the pope will combine policy speeches and prayer, public spectacle and private outreach. Even before the arrival of the papal plane, the city has been gripped by a sense of anticipation rarely seen in a town not easily fazed by celebrity. | During his brief but busy stay in the city, the pope will combine policy speeches and prayer, public spectacle and private outreach. Even before the arrival of the papal plane, the city has been gripped by a sense of anticipation rarely seen in a town not easily fazed by celebrity. |
| At St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, the excitement was palpable hours before his arrival. Starting at 3 p.m., the pews in the newly restored white marble sanctuary began to fill with nearly 2,500 priests, nuns and lay people. | At St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, the excitement was palpable hours before his arrival. Starting at 3 p.m., the pews in the newly restored white marble sanctuary began to fill with nearly 2,500 priests, nuns and lay people. |
| Zaida Arce, 58, of the Bronx had a stroke this past weekend and thought she would be too ill to make it. She was invited because she serves on an archdiocesan pastoral council that meets several times a year with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. | Zaida Arce, 58, of the Bronx had a stroke this past weekend and thought she would be too ill to make it. She was invited because she serves on an archdiocesan pastoral council that meets several times a year with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. |
| “I am kind of in shock a little bit, blessed, and feeling unworthy,” she said. “Because honest to goodness, I never expected to be here.” | “I am kind of in shock a little bit, blessed, and feeling unworthy,” she said. “Because honest to goodness, I never expected to be here.” |
| A few pews over, Kelli Nyre sat with her son, Henry, 11, who was among the few children in attendance. “It is really overwhelming to be here,” she said. “I feel an overwhelming sense of peace.” | |
| Francis is the fourth pope to visit the city. Wide areas of Manhattan have been closed to traffic, and thousands of police officers and Secret Service agents have been dispatched as part of one of the most sweeping security efforts in the city’s history. | |
| Among the security measures is an extraordinary mile-long, eight-foot-tall fence up the west side of Central Park that helps creates a corridor with one goal: keeping screened spectators in and unscreened people out. | Among the security measures is an extraordinary mile-long, eight-foot-tall fence up the west side of Central Park that helps creates a corridor with one goal: keeping screened spectators in and unscreened people out. |
| Francis’ visit comes at a difficult time for the New York Archdiocese. Hurt by declining church attendance, a dwindling number of priests and financial troubles, the archdiocese closed dozens of churches this summer as part of the largest reorganization in its history. | Francis’ visit comes at a difficult time for the New York Archdiocese. Hurt by declining church attendance, a dwindling number of priests and financial troubles, the archdiocese closed dozens of churches this summer as part of the largest reorganization in its history. |
| Opponents of the reorganization have cited Francis’ call for a “poor church for the poor,” arguing the archdiocese is taking away important services for the neediest. The archdiocese says it cannot be effective if it is saddled with the cost of maintaining a crumbling infrastructure that was built for an earlier era. | Opponents of the reorganization have cited Francis’ call for a “poor church for the poor,” arguing the archdiocese is taking away important services for the neediest. The archdiocese says it cannot be effective if it is saddled with the cost of maintaining a crumbling infrastructure that was built for an earlier era. |
| The $177 million renovation of St. Patrick’s Cathedral amid the closings has touched a nerve among some Catholics. | The $177 million renovation of St. Patrick’s Cathedral amid the closings has touched a nerve among some Catholics. |
| Francis, echoing remarks he made to a gathering of bishops in Washington, referenced the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the church, saying that many in the room had to “bear the shame of some of your brothers who harmed and scandalized the church.” | Francis, echoing remarks he made to a gathering of bishops in Washington, referenced the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the church, saying that many in the room had to “bear the shame of some of your brothers who harmed and scandalized the church.” |
| Advocates for victims of abuse said the pope’s comments were insufficient. | Advocates for victims of abuse said the pope’s comments were insufficient. |
| “Once again, he seems to be talking about the pain and embarrassment of the bishops, as opposed to the pain and embarrassment of the victims, who’ve been raped and sodomized,” said Barbara Dorris, the victims outreach director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. | “Once again, he seems to be talking about the pain and embarrassment of the bishops, as opposed to the pain and embarrassment of the victims, who’ve been raped and sodomized,” said Barbara Dorris, the victims outreach director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. |
| But for the thousands who lined Fifth Avenue as the pope made his way to St. Patrick’s, it was a moment of celebration. | But for the thousands who lined Fifth Avenue as the pope made his way to St. Patrick’s, it was a moment of celebration. |
| Mario Perez, 43, who has used a wheelchair for 30 years, came for the sake of his devout mother, Olga Perez. | Mario Perez, 43, who has used a wheelchair for 30 years, came for the sake of his devout mother, Olga Perez. |
| Ms. Perez, 66, immigrated to the United States from Honduras when her eldest son was an infant just found to have spina bifida. She wanted him to grow up in the United States, she said, because she knew it would have better medical care. | |
| “I’m proud to be here,” she said, nodding first at the pope’s route and then at her son. “It’s all my dreams.” |