is away tonight, traveling on assignment. i'm mark halperin of bloomberg politics. cardinal peter turkson is one of pope francis's closest advisers and a man you are likely to hear more about. he will be running the new vatican office, charged with issues facing migrants, the poor and all of those in need. he is also the expert on laudato si, the pope's encyclical on the ++++++++++++++++dangers of capitalism in an era of climate change and global poverty. he spoke friday morning at the fortune/time global forum in rome. here is the conversation. charlie: i have the great pleasure of introducing to you -- i said to him, cardinal turkson, what do i call you? he said how about peter? i will not use peter, i will use cardinal turkson. he is at the forefront of the ideas we have been discussing this morning in the few minutes we have gotten started as we have laid out the imperative of this conference. he has some familiarity with the united states. he went to school there. he went back to ghana, became an archbishop and then a cardinal, first nominated by pope john paul ii. pope benedict brought

is a way tonight. i'm mark halperin. cardinal peter turkson is one of hope francis's closest advisers and amanda were likely to hear more about. you will be charged with issues facing margaret's, the poor and all of those in need. what thate expert of the encyclical of capitalism. he spoke friday morning in rome. here is the conversation. charlie: i had the great pleasure of introducing to you -- i said to him, cardinal turkson, what can i call you? he said how will that peter. i will not use peter, i would use cardinal turkson. he is at the forefront of the ideas we have been discussing this morning in the few minutes we have gotten started as we have laid out the imperative of this conference. he has some familiarity with the united states. he went to school there. he went back to ghana, became an archbishop and then a cardinal, first nominated by pope john paul ii. pope benedict brought them here to the vatican and pope francis has given him this new response ability. here is what hope francis said handed this responsibility which begins january 2017. " he will be competent in issu