and it's risky to take on the vatican curia. >> tonight on frontline, "secrets of the vatican." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. (taking oath in latin) >> narrator: a year ago, when the cardinals converged on rome to elect a new pope, they all understood what was at stake. >> the atmosphere was the most serious, the most intense that i've ever, ever known because of the issues which the church was facing. at the top level in rome, things were not going well. and then the shame of child abuse has had a most serious effect, i think, on the church-- not just in the west, but

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council, a privy council of eight cardinals from around the world, to advise him on reforming the curia governing the universal church? most people overlooked that they thought he was going to come in and clean up the vatican and reform the roman curia. instead, what francis has embarked upon is a reform of the governing structure of the church. >> pelley: and the church that he dreams of looks like what? >> mickens: a missionary church, a missionary church that shows the mercy of god, a church that's not wagging its finger at people, not scolding people, but is inviting people, walking with people, befriending people. he uses the word "synodal," "synod." "synod" means walking with not just for the church, but it's for all humanity. he's called the church a field hospital after a battle. >> pelley: the battlefield wounded that francis speaks of are catholics harmed by the church and the wider world of the dispossessed. he said this about the media and public attention. "this is what gets through today. if investments in the banks and elsewhere drop a little, "oh, tragedy! what can we do

war i and went on to became pope and shaking it up with the vatican and diminishing the power of the curia and treating people with greater regard who are not part of the church. and the hometown of john paul ii watched the ceremony at home, and i spoke to a friend in poland today, jamie, who said that the spirit there is much like the spirit in rome. the faithful are quite excited and now the faithful in poland say they know for sure they have a very good friend in heaven. >> that's for sure. what a privilege it was to have met john paul ii and what a great day. thanks so much, amy. looking forward to talking to former ambassador to the vatican raymond flynn. coming up later, about today's canization ceremony and the similarities and differences between the two popes. hope you'll join us. >> did you hear about this disturbing story about the owner of the los angeles clipers? boy oh, boy is he in hot water. coming up the controversial remarks which are sparking widespread outrage. plus, we'll have reaction straight ahead. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have

>> it means i can now give orders or issue decrees that the vatican and the roman curia must follow.e sort of papal authority here in north america? >> in the globe. >> in the globe? >> correct. >> so you have primary control of the earth? >> correct. >> that seems like a lot of power. >> i understand. it is. and a lot of responsibility. >> reporter: this may sound ridiculous, but the fbi is not laughing. there are an estimated 300,000 people in this country who share some version of mcbride's belief that american laws do not apply to them. some of these people are using tactics like adverse possession to take over vacant homes. >> this one right here has been claimed by a guy named paul delatour. >> reporter: we found examples all over south florida. >> all you have to do is file a little bit of paperwork and bingo, this becomes your backyard. and it's not just in florida. it's happening all over the country. people are taking over empty mansions without paying anybody a dime. >> why did you decide on this house? >> why not, it's a beautiful house. >> reporter: meanwhile, back on go

i think you'd have to be naive to think you were going to come in and reform the roman curia and everyone was going to applaud. there is push back. >> there's also irony. the church may have needed frances, but he needs the church. >> if he doesn't get the vatican on his side, reform it in his image he won't be able to single-handedly turn the catholic church in to the more welcoming, more merciful place he says he wants it to be. >> what i think frances knows very well is that he can win worldwide only if he wins in rome. if he doesn't win in rome he can in the win worldwide. >> practical and useful device up, up and away. [ laughter ] smoke? nah, i'm good. [ male announcer ] celebrate every win with nicoderm cq, the unique patch with time release smartcontrol technology that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. help prevent your cravings with nicoderm cq. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh. that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. with beneful healthy smile snacks. with soft meaty centers and teeth cleaning texture,it's dental that tastes so good. beneful healthy

terrorist leader and a member of the self-proclaimed government of the on recognized state of each curia he is still living in the united kingdom where he is protected by the british authorities and he is not recognized as a terrorist simply because the british the western governments like to maintain the fiction that he is a nationalist separatist leader rather than a terrorist it is politically useful for the international relations and security expert about it mark thank you very much indeed as always cuba says a tortie like service is just a tiny part of america's campaign on subversion against it other projects include the must sundering of text messages and using the internet to broadcast television signals or should john buy local also or seize the u.s. dismisses allegations it's trying to stay on the rest but as he is again that can now reports not everyone is convinced. an investigation by the associated press has revealed that the us government has once again tried to steer protests in cuba by creating a messaging network which was designed to become the cuban twitter the socia