. >>> tonight archbishop o'brien is asking for prayers for a former archbishop who is battling colon cancer. he is 96 years old. >>> will pope benedict welcome young -- the latest revelation is calling his personal judgment into question. >> reporter: a beaming pope bendicate celebrating catholic youth day. accused of molesting several boys the new york times announced father peter was allowed to -- he was later convicted of arresting again. these revelations come one day after the disclosure of total correspondence that shows benedict refused to punish a priest who admitted arresting 200 children. >> we need to hear from him and we need to know why he didn't let us or the police know about him, why he did not take his collar away from him. >> reporter: his supporters say his out spoken stance against abuse proves he has dundalk more on this issue than any of hes predecessors. >> one guy at the top couldn't possibly know about every single case. >> reporter: he was aware of the case personally proving to be a tragic return to the ministry. >> as you would imagine this is a hot topic

. >> reporter: the message is one archbishop o'brien has heard repeatedly. it comes with a costly appeal. >> i am asking every proficientner to with hold or reduce your weekly contribution to the church. >> reporter: and it's not open to negotiation. that's why the man behind the radio ad decided to go public with his protest. >> we are vacating. we are saying we don't have time or money for these children. that's not right. i'm looking for a compromise. i'm looking for the catholic church to help the poor and they're working. >> reporter: he doesn't have kids of his own in the catholic schools but he began supporting this school in west baltimore for inner city children. the school has served the needs of african americans since 1890. >> i know these children and i know what we're doing for them. i have to try to protect that. >> reporter: some applaud him but question whether his hid to keep money from the offertory plate will have impact. a spokesman for the archdiocese says his campaign can back fire. >> the less money that comes in the less money we hav

archbishop o'brien has pledged to offer a new place at any new school for any student is a enrolled in a school that is going to close. the archdiocese is facing declining enrollment and declining costs as people have moved to the suburbs and the sister teachingss have dwindled. >>> president obama has been given a clean bill of health. he underwent his first physical as president yesterday. they have advised him to quit smoking and reduce his cholesterol but otherwise deemed him fit for duty. >>> getting your house fit for a storm can be a challenging task. and now scammers are wanting to steal your money. >>> and a car slams full speed into a police officer and drive. the whole thing caught on dashcam tape. >>> it wasn't the house or the car the first lady of south carolina asked a judge to grant her in her divorce. we're going to tell what you she's asking for when we come back. >>> we start off this week temperatures in the upper 40s. there's a chance of rain and snow showers with the storm passing off the southeast coast and it looks like a glancing blow but not a direct hit. i wa

. >> archbishop edwin o'brien testified before lawmakers today, urging them to support it. >> we're just depending on common sense on this one. and if they say they are saving as much as they are. i think some help is welcome from a private sector of the community. >> we don't want public dollars to go to private or parochial schools. >> carol runs the baltimore teacher's union. it's the thing. what's more, she says, state funding for private schools means less money for public schools. >> our public schools need that money. we're under more federal mandates, state mandates. and we have to abide by all of the testing regulation. >> reporter: right now, maryland givens all private and parochial schools $4 million. other states like new york, new jersey, even pennsylvania, give their private and parochial schools $200 million for this similar bill. back to you, vic, on tv hill. >>> the archdiocese says the 13 schools will close on june 30th. >>> nine children and at least one adult were hurt today after a school bus crash in baltimore county t. happened -- county. it happened around 7:00 t

>> the hearing has been in progress for about 90 minutes now, but archbishop edward o'brien will not be there. he declined an invitation to discuss what will happen to 18 buildings that will sit vacant in june. most of those schools are in baltimore city, including nine elementary schools and the cardinal city high school. ithe archdiocese believe they cn leave those buildings to operate charter schools. the crux leave the schools to operate one more year so parents can -- >> leave the schools to operate one more years appearance can decide where to send their children. all we're asking is for a couple of years may be leasing the building for $1 per year. >> [no audio] >> we apologize for the technical problem. in ireland and the " birthplace, germany, the irish church in the pope's own words has been shaken by allegations of abusing children. if a pedophile priest was transferred to pope benedict's diocese for treatment and put back to work. the priest was finally suspended earlier this week. >> i think the accommodation needs answers as to why this was happening. -- the congregatio

a big backer of the bill, archbishop edwin o'brien, who testified before lawmakers today, urging them to support it. >> we're just asking for common sense on this. if the catholic schools are providing as much as they are, i think some help is welcome from the private sector of the community. >> we don't want public dollars to go to private or parochial schools. >> cheryl runs the baltimore county teacher's union. she says parents choose parochial and private schools. and she believes they should pay the full tuition. what's more, she says, state funding for private schools means less money for public schoolless. >> our public schools need that money. we're under more federal mandates, state mandates. and we have to abide by all of the testing regulations. >> reporter: and right now, the states give private and parochial schools about $4 million. but that money is only for nonreligious textbook. other states, like new york and pennsylvania give their private and parochial schools $200 million through a similar bill. >> the archdiocese plans to close the 13 schools june 30th. >>> the b

you feel as i do, call the archbishop's office and tell them that we want the schools to continue to serve our low and middle income parishioners. >> arch bishop edmond o'brien travel to annapolis and testified in favor of a 75% tax credit for businesses to donate scholarships to private schools, and defended his decision to shutter 13 institutions. >> if we are born to keep our school system alive, we have to fill the seats. >> some parents believe the closures will shut baltimore city children out of catholic school because in many cases, transferring to another school entails a tuition hike and a longer commute. >> most of the kids here, i feel like i am luckier than most and i have options. most of the kids here do not have options. they come from single-parent families and cannot get to other schools. this was their only option. >> i sympathize with those who are upset, and we are doing everything we can to deal with students and parents and schools to make sure that every kid and a catholic school right now has an opportunity to go to catholic school next year. >> they are spices may organize a bus service but will not offer tuition help -- the arch di