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Fr Richard Neuhaus Interview [27min]

On "The Interview" this week, Owen Bennett Jones talks to Fr Richard Neuhaus, who has been described as one of the most influential clergymen in the United States. A Catholic priest in New York, he has the ear of President Bush and a long-standing relationship with Pope Benedict XVI. Fr Neuhaus describes his conversations with the President and his justification for the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. He explains why he thinks Europe is dying and how Islam could conquer the continent. And how a near-death experience left him with feelings of resurrection.
Read entire article at BBC World Service "The Interview"