there is breaking news at this
hour involving a cardinal down
the street behind me.
cardinal mahoney of los angeles.
the church settled four lawsuits
against a diocese he ran.
four men abused boys collecting
nearly $10 million total.
they were abused by a priest
during the '70s.
six years ago, he pled guilty to
molesting boys.
he did time.
he's not alone.
nor is cardinal maloney accused
of protecting criminals.
several are here in rome
spending another day to select a
pope.
their own means of
communication, the color of
smoke from the ballots they
burn.
the chemicals they add to let
the world know whether they have
a pope or not.
the first ballots burned and the
answer went up in smoke, black
smoke, no decision.
the field is narrowed so much, a