cardinals and archbishops across the world are using their wholey thursday sermon to defend pope benedict xvi -- using their holy thursday sermon to defend pope benedict xvi. >> he is a champion to remove abusive priests. >> archbishop donald world is asking the faithful to give the pope their faith. >> people are looking for the truth. >> at the cathedral of st. matthews, parishioners focused on their faith tonight, with concern. >> in any organization, there are a few bad apples. i think our job as catholics is to come together and make sure the people who did these evil acts are punished. >> among those worshiping, the rnc chairman michael steele. >> we should all be mindful this is a human institution. >> pope benedict has been blamed for his lack of action and covering up sex abuse is back when he was a cardinal, involving hundreds of children and two revered priests. >> what, when, and what did he do about it. >> this card became visibly upset when abc news tried to ask about the case. >> there is a question of whether -- >> not yet. >> archbishop wuerrl said to look at the pope's t

the vatican is hoping easter mass will help defend pope benedict after allegations that he mishandled abusive priests. kim brown reports for wjz with the latest. >> reporter: the vatican's basilica was bathed in darkness saturday for the first celebration of easter. the scandal that's recently come to light involving abusive priests has cast a shadow over the catholic church. and threatened the leg seif pope benedict xvi. >> what we need to hear from is from the pope himself. he's the one voice that has been silent. >> the issue is deepening. with a revelation that the pope himself may have helped to protect yet another abusive priest. the future pope benedict did not take any action against tucson priest michael cada for years despite cases of child molestation dating back to the 1970s. the catholic church is being criticized for its handling of the abuse case by other religious leaders. the head of the anglican church says catholicism is now facing what he calls a colossal corporate trauma. a cbs news poll shows americans' opinions of the pope have changed. 24% of those surveyed hav

this comes as pope benedict xvi is accused of covering sex abuse incidents when what he archbishop. the vatican denies any wrong doing, but some clergy worry the defensive and defiant tone of the vatican could hurt the institution and turn people away. >> are walking away from the church in droves and the vatican is in denial about this. >> reporter: this letter from 1963 was among several hundred pages of documentation given to the ap by attorneys for california clergy abuse victims. the documents were first made public last year after attorneys pursuing clergy abuse claims in los angeles had them unsealed. >>> topping our look at news around the nation: surveillance video shows a tennessee couple walking up to an suv, breaking in and taking out the radio. that seems like a run of the mill crime until you see the video closely. a boy and girl under the age of 12 watched the crime happen right in front of them. police have arrested the couple. >>> what are the chances? how many games have you gone to see your son or daughter play and have this happen to you? denard span hits a foul

. >>> pope benedict xvi lead holy thursday observances today at the vatican. pontiff made no mention of the sexual abuse scandals swirling around the catholic church. other church officials are speaking out on his behalf fighting a tide of criticism that has now touched the pope himself. >> reporter: even as new revenuelations of abuse within the catholic church have arisen, this time in austria, the vatican is pushing back. an article posted on the vatican website criticizes reports that the cardinal was to blame of a priest accused of molesting hundreds of deaf boys over three decades. the cardinal credits benedict 2j/ the church's profile on the stance, a favorite of pope john paul ii m%:Ñhe was an accused pedophile. >> i think he used money the way some politicians do in spreading it to buy support for himself and his religious order. >> reporter: benedict was pressured not to investigate but went ahead any way in defiance of the vatican. >> he broke ranks and ordered an investigation. >> reporter: still, questions remain over benedict's handling of the m

. >>> it is holy thursday and pope benedict xvi led the omelet at the vatican -- led the homily at the vatican. he is fighting the tide of criticism that has now touched the pope himself. >> even as new revelations surfaced in the catholic church, distant and austria,he vatican is pushing back. an article on the vatican website criticizes reports that the cardinal was to blame for the lack of action taken with regard to a priest in milwaukee, a priest accused of molesting hundreds of death was over three decades. one part of credit benedict for the current treatment of pedophile cases in the church today. >> i think the father and his money away some politicians do in spreading it liberally to buy support for himself and a religious order. >> benedict was pressured not to investigate but eventually went ahead anyway in defiance of the vatican. he bro>> he broke ranks with the pope and ordered an investigation of the priest that my questions remain over benedict's handling of the murphy case. >> what did he know and when did he know it? and what did he do about it? >> these are question

but a newly discovered letter shows the future pope benedict resisted pleas from the local diocese to defrock him. it's nuclear war between palin and the president. each questioning the other's nuclear knowledge. and mastering the course. tiger woods plays his comeback tournament like he never left. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. in the 220-year history of the supreme court, only three justices served longer than john paul stevens. today, after nearly 35 years, stevens made official what he had been hinting at for months-- he's retiring. stevens, nominated in 1975 by president gerald ford and confirmed unanimously, will turn 90 this month. only the legendary justice oliver wendell holmes was older when he retired at nearly 91. our chief legal correspondent jan crawford begins tonight's coverage of the man who leads the court's liberal block and who president obama may choose to succeed him. >> we're an illinois family. >> reporter: justice jon paul stevens ha

europe, particularly, ireland and germany, there are lawyers in the united states trying to get benedict to testify in abuse trials there, something experts say is not very likely. >> he is a head of state. so call i calling the pope to testify in a u.s. court would be like an italian lawyer asking the queen of england to come and testify in a trial in italy. it's just not going to happen. >> there are even some people in europe calling for pope benedict's resignation, and that is unlikely. even the vatican official offic admit is from the church losing the moral authority. in rome, greg burke, fox news. >> chris: a family values advocate in the u.s. is telling people to stop giving money to the republican party. remember when everyone was worried about the h1n1 flu? we'll tell you what happened to all that vaccine. >> chris: now the latest from the political grapevine. family research council president and conservative leader tony per kins is telling supporters not to donate to the republican national committee. instead he advises giving directly to candidates who, "you know reflect you

questions are being raised about a power struggle inside the vatican, and the surprising role pope benedict may have played. >>> plus, apple magic. ipad mania has gripped the globe, and all eyes are scarily on the next big thing. tonight, we get an exclusive sneak peek. so, is apple the smartest company in america? >>> and, the palin effect. where she goes, crowds and controversy often follow. and soon, cameras will, too. from fox to discovery, sarah palin is everywhere. is this a new path to the white house? >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," march 31st, 2010. >> good evening. we begin tonight with renewed controversy facing the catholic church. no pope has resigned his position since the 15th century. but if some critics have their way, that's exactly what the pope would do. this holy week has seen him defending the vatican and himself against allegations that he knew about and failed to act on sexual abuse by priests years ago. but in one major scandal, his role may have been far

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benedicts defenders insist he was aggressive in the c.d.f. job. for example, instigating pope john paul's 2001 decree that bishops must inform the c.d.f. of all sexual abuse cases, not just the most egregious ones. at the same time, supporters like father wauck say the vatican can't be held responsible for the actions of legions of bishops running a global church on the local level. >> the idea that all roads lead to rome is somewhat misleading in this situation largely because the pope is a bishop among bishops. and the authority of a local bishop is not the same as sort of a branch manager. a local bishop has huge authority both in the judicial sense and in an administrative sense. >> warner: yet documents released by victims lawyers include letters from bishops in the '80s and '90s seeking the c.d.f.s approval to defrock priests, and getting stonewalled or ignored. benedict hasn't said a word explaining his actions, and his spokesman shrugs off the notion he needs to. >> i don't think that he has to justify himself because he has done very well

. >>> and pope benedict sits down with many say they were abused by priests. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> we begin with that deadly shooting on the campus of frostburg state university. both of the victims were from our area and played on the university basketball team, and tonight, friends and family are sharing stories about them. jay korff is live with the latest in this developing story. jay, what can you tell us? >> one is expected to survive, but his teammate died. he attended the school behind me in waldorf, md., where tonight, he was remembered. two years ago, he led the basketball team to the state title game. two years later, his coach and more than 100 friends gathered outside this waldorf high school to share their collective grief after he was shot to death. >> be in a situation like this. we always told him to be very careful. >> according to authorities, he and another, both members of the frostburg state university basketball team, were shot during a confrontation with a fellow student. they were in a gr

the sex abuse scandal has put benedict under unprecedented pressure. even in room, surrounded by catholic faithful, they're feeling the impact of a barrage of criticism. tonight, the latest blow, evidence of the pope resisted the defrocking of this man, stephen kiesle, concerned over the scandal it would cause. he had abused two boys at this catholic school in california and the diocese tried to have him defrocked. but the pope, then-cardinal ratzinger pled for more time, asking them to consider the good of the universal church. the vatican has accepted this is the pope's the signature. the vatican faces a crisis of global proportions and one is not able to solve by itself. there is evidence tonight that pope benedict will soon impose far reaching rules, forcing every national catholic church in the world to take radical steps taken by the church in england and wales, meaning a zero tolerance policy, including suspending priests accused of abuse, reporting them to the police, and rapidly defrocking those found guilty. from the vatican suggest a change

the vatican insists pope benedict when he was a cardinal never blocked efforts to remove pedophile priests. but ben tracy tells us a letter that surfaced today shows he may have done just that in the case of a california priest. >> reporter: father stephen kiesle, a priest in oakland, california, was sentenced to three years probation for tying up and molesting two young boys inside the church rectory in 1978. the local bishop wrote several letters to the vatican office headed by the then-cardinal joseph ratzinger, now pope benedict, trying to remove kiesle from the priesthood. ratzinger finally answered four years later in a letter obtained by the associated press. he expressed concern about removing the priest. he wrote the allegations were of grave significance but that they also should consider the good of the universal church. for the next two years as the vatican decided his fate, the priest was sent to a local parish as a youth minister. he was finally defrocked in 1987, nearly six years after the vatican was notified of the abuse. >> unfortunately, the vatican doesn't appear to rea

and recognizing what he calls the trials and sufferings of christians in iraq and pakistan, pope benedict xvi leading easter mass, at st. peter's basilica in rome. good morning and happy easter, i'm eric sean. >> jamie: good morning, i'm jamie colby, happy easter. welcome to america's news headquarters. there are millions around the world, that are celebrating one of the holiest days of the year, for christians. and well, have live reports on the celebrations. we'll begin with one of the biggest services, held in rome, and greg burke is standing by, greg, happy easter to you. it seems like the rain in rome, certainly didn't keep the people away. so many pilgrims showing up. >> reporter: jamie, that's right. happy easter to you, as well. and it looked like well over 100,000 umbrellas out there, actually, when the pope was giving his easter greetings, and

. >>> this is holy thursday at the vatican today, pope benedict celebrated mass. he was surrounded by the faithful and while he did not mention it today, he is also now surrounded by a growing scandal during the holiest week of the calendar for christians. our own anne thomson has our report tonight from rome. >> reporter: today's washing of the feet by pope benedict, the ancient rite of humility contrasts with the strong words in his defense from vatican officials. >> he's a witness of clarity of the season of transparency in all the problem of the sexual abuses. >> reporter: cardinal william levada accused "the new york times" of unfairness in its reporting about what the pope, then cardinal joseph ratzinger knew about two cases of pedophile priests. inferring responsibility to the pope when levada says decisions were made by others. "i ask "the times" to reconsider its attack mode about pope benedict xvi and give the world a more balanced view of the leader it can and should count on." "the times" stands by its reporting. in vienna, a cardinal led the service f

pope benedict leading the way of the cross. the event at the heart of christianity. jesus dying for the sins of man, but the outcry over the priests dominated this good friday. priests who sexually abused children and church leaders who covered it up, perhaps even the pope. those accusations brought a controversial defense from the pope's personal preacher at today's service he compared the attacks on benedict to the persecution of the jews. >> translator: they know from experience what it means to be victims of collective violence, and also because of this, they are quick to recognize the recurrent symptoms. >> reporter: a vatican spokesperson said those are the thoughts of the preacher and not the pope, words that angered jewish leaders around the world. the strident words stood out from the collective mea culpa church leaders made across europe. in every german church, a special prayer was offered for abuse victims. in vatican city, the faithful waited in long lines to attend a service, but even life-long catholics expressed frustration with the pope. >> i think t

last weekend, during a visit to malta, benedict met privately with victims of clerical sex abuse and, with them, he prayed and wept. the continuing crisis in the church has left millions of american catholics sad, angry, and wondering what can be done to resolve it. we want to talk about that with margaret steinfels, former editor in chief of "commonweal" magazine, now co-director of the center on religion and culture at fordham university. she joins us from new york how do you describe the range of reactions among the u.s. catholic laity? >> i think that many people are

pope benedict xvi directly addressed the church sex abuse scandal this week. at the vatican, the pope told pilgrims in st. peter's square the church planned to take action in the face of allegations of abusive priests and negligent bishops. he did not elaborate, but soon afterward the vatican accepted the resignations of bishops in ireland and belgium because of the scandal. last weekend, during a visit to malta, benedict met privately with victims of clerical sex abuse and, with them, he prayed and wept. the continuing crisis in the church has left millions of american catholics sad, angry, and wondering what can be done to resolve it. we want to talk about that with margaret steinfels, former editor in chief of "commonweal" magazine, now co-director of the center on religion and culture at fordham university. she joins us from new york how do you describe the range of reactions among the u.s. catholic laity? >> i think that many people are surprised that this has come back on the tv screen and the newspapers. american catholics went through this a couple tim

tonight, some in the archdiocese in dc want pope benedict xvi to step down., tonight we are learning that the 14-year-old police say was behind the wheel during tuesday's mass shooting is related to two of the suspects in custody. and, painful silence. prince georges county investigators ask why metro waited to tell the public about a series of assaults. >>> i'm suray chin where metro riders are asking why they just learned about a rape that happened. police say it happened two months ago. >>

wearing robes of gold and red, pope benedict xvi, head of the roman catholic church, calling for peace. >> may the risen lord sustain the christians who suffer persecution and even death for their faith. >> reporter: a top vatican bishop rising to praise the pontiff for his accomplishments. >> reporter: from easter eggs in poland to easter bunnies in california. >> we have over 26,000, we have the guiness record, the most bunnies in the world. >> reporter: a less traditional service in anaheim where tens of thousands gathered to hear the jonas brothers perform. the first family attended easter services at a church in washington, d.c. >> those are just some of the stories we are following this morning. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> good morning to you. it is monday morning. it is april 5th. off in the distance is the capitol dome and it is a pretty nice start to the day. temperatures in the mid- to upper 0s in a lot of spots after a really nice easter weekend. thank you so much for waking up early with us here on fox 5 morning news. i'm gurvir dhindsa. tucker is in now with

the good friday service led by pope benedict. some feel he might have taken the moment to address the sex scandals involving priests. also the accusations that he has been party to covering them up. instead, the defense came from his personal preacher. his personal preacher quoted from a letter he received from a jewish friend equating the criticism to anti-semitism. >> i will share a part of this. he says "i am following with indignation the attacks against the church, the pope, and all of the faithful by the whole world. the use of stereotypes reminds me of the more shameful aspects of anti-semitism." >> likening the accusations of the pope to the persecution of jewish people what is the strongest defense so far. -- amounts to the strongest defense so far. people watching the vatican think that this might not to be seen as a prepared by the jewish people because there's no comparison in the suffering. >> i am not sure that the jewish people will like this. they have resisted attempts to compare their suffering to someone else's

. >>> pope benedict continues to remain silent regarding the church sex scandal.he made no mention of it during good friday activities today. a worldwide outcry is growing over what some say is a cover-up by catholic leaders. a cover-up of abuse by priests. the pope's personal preacher made a plea in his defense. he compared the attacks on pope benedict to the persecution of the jews during world war ii. vatican has distanced itself from those comments. in vatican city today, life-long catholics expressed their frustration. >> i think the pope could be more proactive and send a stronger message about how the church can make retribution. >> all around the world, special prayer services are being offered during holy week to recognize the victims of the sex scandal. >>> one of those took place here in the district today. victims of abuse, their families and supporters gathered outside . matthew's church in northwest d.c. the arch diocese of washington instituted background checks. >> veronica is here with more on our weekend weather forecast. we want all the juicy de

pope benedict met with a group of sexual abuse victims yesterday.hey said they were molested by priests when they were children living in an orphanage. a wave of accusations in the recent months that the church failed to take action against pedophile priests. >> this experience is going to change my life. i can now go to my daughter and say i believe, you know. >> pope benedict has met with abuse victims in years past but yesterday's meeting was the first time he personally addressed the recent scandal since it broke. last week the vatican published a guide to tell bishops how to handle abuse cases. >>> toyota is expected to agree to a fine of more than $16 million stemming from that gasoline pedal problem with its vehicles. toyota knew about the sticking gas pedals last september but didn't issue a recall until january four months later. the law requires any defect to be reported in five days. a transportation official says toyota plans to pay the record fine and avoid contesting it in court. today is the deadline for the auto maker to make a decis

. >>> a federal lawsuit expected to be filed today names pope benedict in connection with a coverup of sexual abuse involving a milwaukee priest. father lawrence murphy admitted he abused some 200 boys at a school for the deaf, but vatican officials including now pope benedict failed to notify law enforcement officials. the lawsuit wants the vatican to release the names of known priest sex offenders. >>> most air space over europe is open, but it's still a struggle for millions of passengers stranded by that volcanic ash cloud. it could be another week before all the passengers are able to get to their destinations. airlines say their losses could top $2 billion. and charge that the five day shutdown was excessive. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," most stocks in asia dipped this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> reporter: good morning. well, a week of futures markets sent stock markets in asia sliding. the nikkei lost more than 1%. today wall street gets the latest on inflation and the weekly jobless claims. we'll also get earnings re

. >>> yesterday at the vatican's embassy, pope benedict met and prayed with a group of eight men who say they were sex abuse victims. according to a statement from the vatican, pope benedict expressed his, quote, shame and sore rowe at the pain the men and their families have suffered. it was the first time that the pope has met with abuse victims since a worldwide sex abuse scandal engulfed the vatican earlier this year. >>> nbc news has learned that later this morning toyota is expected to sign paperwork for agreeing to the largest government penalty ever against an ought maker relating to its sticking gas pedal recall. according to a department of transportation official, by paying the record $16.4 million fine, the maximum allowed by law, toyota is accepting responsibility for hiding the safety defect. the japanese automaker is expect ed to pay the penalty before to avoid going to court. while toyota is not expected to admit to any specific wrongdoing. paying the fine will not release toyota from civil or criminal actions. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making ne

at the vatican today, pope benedict xvi celebrated his fifth anniversary as pontiff with a private lunchith cardinals. the official vatican newspaper reported the pope spoke of the church as a "wounded sinner"-- words that came as he and the church continue to face criticism around the world for the way they've handled the sexual abuse cases. newshour correspondent tom bearden looks at how catholics in the denver area are reacting. ♪ >> reporter: lynn green grew up catholic, attended kath look schools through college and considered priests and nuns her friends. she goes to church regularly. >> the first reading is from the acts of the apostles. chap ter 9 versus 1-20. >> reporter: but not to a catholic church. this is st. joseph episcopal church in sub urban denver. she said she made that decision because she believes the catholic hierarchy deliberately covered up the fact that priests were abusing children. >> i know i am not the only person who feels betrayed by the hierarchy . i am certainly not the only person who feels they can no longer attend mass. i would say that i feel like i'm

visit that pope benedict made. was in the united states, when was in the united states, when he met privately with those abuse victims from the archdiocese in boston. it was in a very pastoral manner. he listened to those abuse victim, he prayed with those abuse victims and it's against something else officials point to, as evidence at the pope does get this. >> one thing the cardinal seems to be missing is the reality here. in his letter, comments to the new york city, i think the evidence is clear from the documents that father murphy, he was the abusing priest, was a serial abuser of children. helpless children oftentimes. aren't they always helpless? what is this careful oftentimes? is there any time a children are not? i'm not picking a point here. he's supposed to be the communications guy. he's saying oftentimes helpless, kids, i've been there, helpless. the priest is god's representative, you're helpless. >> reporter: i think, further on, cardinal levada makes no excuses for father murphy. in that posting o

. >>> pope benedict is back in rome after an emotional meeting with the sex abuse victims.he pope met for more than half an hour with eight men who say that they were abused by four priests when they were living at a catholic orphanage. one of the men said that they had tears in their eyes. and everybody was crying. pope benedict promised that they will do all in their powers to bring the guilty to justice and protect the young. an iranian hosted conference. anded today with the demand that israel joined the nuclear not prolific treaty. the two-day conference follows the 47 nation nuclear security conference, hosted by president barack obama here in washington last week. and that summit excluded iran and north korea. >>> nasa says rain could delay the space shuttle's return to earth. discovery is scheduled to land tomorrow morning in florida after a two-week mission. the shuttle has enough supplies to remain in orbit until wednesday. >>> toyota agrees to pay a fine of more than $16 million for its four-month delay in telling the government about defective gas pedals about t

joseph stansberry is the person in philadelphia who received a message from benedict arnold who wrote them into cipher and codes and they were brought across new jersey by two different methods, brought here to new york or could they were given to the reverend jonathan odell who then decoded the messages and then turned them into british headquarters right here at one of broadway. they also use both codes. blackstone's commentaries on the laws of england, and if you notice it says fifth oxford edition. it is very important that the two people sending encoding and decoding the messages are using the same edition. otherwise you find out you put down the word alone and they are reading it as pallone. so you have got to use the same edition. the first number is usually the page in the second number is the line, and the third number is the word. so, 4598 would mean to go to page 45, go down to line nine, go over to word a and that would be your word which obviously you have got to have the same book. dictionary codes. very popular, used by all sides. a dictionary, the most common one used

we witnessed a highly unusual closing of the ranks around pope benedict on this holiday. during mass, a top church official stood before benedict, praised him, and then said the catholic church would not be intimidated by what he called petty gossip. an apparent reference to the continuing crisis over pedophile priests. it was a very rare altering of the vatican's easter celebration, and our senior foreign correspondenjim sciutto was there. ♪ >> reporter: today, thousands of faithful defied the rain and the controversy to fill st. peter's square for easter. then, as mass started, a significant break with tradition. when cardinal angelo sew dan know rose to address the pope and the accusations swirling around him directly. "holy father, the people of god are with you," he said, "and will not let themselves be influenced by the petty gossip of the moment." the pope responded with an embrace. faced with increasing criticism, the vatican and its supporters are increasingly lashing back. in particular, it charges the pope himself failed to act aggressively against abuse. >> no

and, as part of it, we learned that pope benedict, when he was cardinal ratzinger, ultimately pushed forward with an investigation despite the pressure around him. brian ross is here with the unfolding drama tonight. brian? >> reporter: well, diane, one of the most controversial cases handled by the pope involved a pedophile priest who has since been found to have sexually abused more than 20 young boys. today, there are new allegations about the priest who founded a prominent church order and his relationship with those certain top vatican officials. for years, under pope john paul ii, the allegations against father marciel macial were ignored inside the vatican, and in fact, the pope regularly praised macial. behind the scenes, according to a new report by author jason barry, was a steady stream of cash and gifts to key vatican officials from maciel. >> he used money as a means to buy friendship, to buy support and to protect himself should the day come, as it did, when he would be publically accused. >> reporter: father maciel has easy access to cash as the founder of a well finan

in vatican city pope benedict xvi led tens of thousands in easter mass.e did, a time for pardon, goodness, and truth. our greg burke is there extreming live from -- streaming live from rome. it's always such a special day in vatican city. how did the pope appear today? >> well, jamie, it's been a really busy week for him. the pope looked pretty tired, to tell the truth, but he did give his easter greetings in more than 60 languages. he's had a lot of different events friday, saturday, and sunday. he will get some rest now. some people think it's the sex abuse scandal taking its toll on the pope, but i think it's really just more a fact of how busy holy week is and also that he is an 82-year-old about to be 83, just in a couple weeks he'll have his birthday. he did look tired, but he will have a week now to rest up a little more, a little easier schedule after this very, very busy week, jamie. greg, talk to us about the message the pope has this year and how perhaps it's different than years past. >> reporter: well, the only surprise i think was before the

tonight in the absence of any statement by pope benedict there is an international war of words on. between catholic church officials and leaders of other religions over the clergy sex abuse scandal. ♪ on holy saturday, the catholic church is under siege. today the leader of the anglican church, the archbishop of canterbury criticized the way the catholic church has dealt with the crisis in ireland. >> an institution so deeply bound into the life of the society, suddenly becoming, suddenly losing all credibility. and that's not just a problem for the church. it is a problem for everybody in ireland. >> reporter: that brought a swipt response from dublin's catholic archbishop working to heal the pain of widespread abuse in church institutions. >> it's very damaging to those who are trying to restore credibility to be simply, you know, wiped off with a general comment like that. >> reporter: tonight, the archbishop of canterbury apologized saying in a statement he did not mean to criticize or attack the catholic church. meanwhile in vatican city, officials spent the day trying to repa

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the cardinal called the accusations especially the ones that benedict had done little at all when hen at least two cases of priest ped feel yeah and called that petty gossip, that's a quote and praised the unfailing leadership and courage. ed, back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> that's the show for monday. thanks for watching. catch me back here for "the ed show" at 6:00 p.m. eastern but up next, "the dylan ratigan show." dylan has disturbing, new video of what appears to be brutal killing of civilians in iraq. made with garden vegetables and sun-drenched herbs. the secret is swanson, 100% natural chicken broth. ever wish you knew a retirement expert? let's meet some. retirement's a journey and, we know the territory. we're chartered retirement planning counselors at td ameritrade. we're trained. we're seasoned. experienced. we'll help you with rollovers. consolidating old accounts. opening new ones. guiding you through paperwork. we're like retirement co-pilots. call us soon. when you're ready, we're here. time for fresh thinking. time for td ameritrade. time for fresh thinking. she to

tomorrow pope benedict will hold an easter vigil in st. peter's square where he will celebrate easter mass on sunday. back to you. >> thank you, elaine. >>> and there are new rules for screening foreign travelers coming into the u.s. starting this month, travelers from 14 different countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before flying to the u.s. instead, the screenings will be based on specific information about potential threats. these new procedures replace those that went into effect after the attempted bombing of a plane on christmas day. >>> a federal judge will decide today whether nine suspected members of a militia-style cult will remain in jail till tear trial. the eight men and one woman were part of a group that called itself had you tar re. they had planned to kill a police officer officer and kill more by bombing the funeral. it was an attempt to start an uprising against the government. the members were arrested earlier this week in michigan, ohio and indiana. some lured

in addition, questions have been raised about two cases benedict himself was involved in in the years before he was pope. in 1980 as archbishop rats zinger of munich germany he was involved in a decision to move a priest into therapy after he had been accused of sexually abusing minors. at issue is whether ratzinger was also involved in letting the priest return to pastoral duties within weeks. the priest ultimately was convicted of other sexual abuse charges in 1986. a second case involves father lawrence murphy of milwaukee. he was accused of sexually abusing nearly 200 deaf boys from the 1950s to the 1970s. murphy was put on trial by the u.s. church, but he appealed to the vatican office in charge of abuse cases run by then cardinal ratzinger. the vatican halted the trial in 1998 and murphy died that same year. jeff anderson represents many of father murphy's alleged victims. he spoke today in st. paul, minnesota. >> my feeling about the vatican is that they're the ones that are responsible for complicity in these crimes. i feel very strongly that we have a moral and legal imperati

. >>> pope benedict xvi brought to tears while meeting with a group of church sex abuse victims. the men recently came forward claiming they'd been molested by catholic priests at a church- run orphanage in the '80s and '90s. the upon spent about a half -- the pontiff spent about a half- hour meeting with the men. >>> fallout over a memo on iran's nuclear program. u.s. secretary of defense robert gates is disputing disputing the contents of a memo. government sources say the memo prompted a scramble to come up with new options but gates says he was merely laying out an orderly and timely decision- making process. >>> did you see it? an incredible performance above charleston, south carolina this weekend. the navy's blue angels flight squadron performed two air shows. the aerial acrobatics took place over both charleston harbor and cooper river. thousands of spectators came out to enjoy the amazing scene, including a famous politician. >> for an old navy guy like me, i wouldn't miss today. the blue angels, a lot of patriotism. it's beautiful to be back on this beautiful spring day

familiar accusations pope benedict is facing today.iera, abc news, london. >> of course so much talk about european sex scandals in the church now. here in america, we continue to deal with them. just over the weekend, parishioners in colorado -- one of colorado's largest catholic churches learned that one of the fathers there had been removed. he's accused of sexual misconduct with a boy back in the 1970s. >> if it seems like these cases are popping up again and again, there was another one worth mentioning in wilmington, delaware. they agreed to pay a man $2 million for abuse that allegedly happened in the '50s and '60s. >>> when we come back, looking back at a space mission that could have been disastrous. >> the "apollo 13" mission four decades ago. what went wrong and what nasa was forced to do. are best learned in the home. more than seven hours to get their jobs done outside the international space station. they were working on installing a new coolant tank yesterday when they ran into a problem with one very stubborn billion. t

pope benedict did the same ceremony in rome. he spoke about priestly duties but did not speak about the growing revelations about priests who abuse children. several lawyers representing victims say they want the pope to testify. they want to prove the vatican was negligent. >> he's a head of state so calling the pope to testify in a u.s. court would be like an italian lawyer ask the queen of england to come and testify in a trial here in italy. it's just not going to happen. >> on the vatican's website, a cardinal who heads the office that deals with clergy accuses the "new york times" being unfair. >>> major cuts in mayor fenty's budget. >> what's on the chopping block and what changes the pentagon is make being after a recent shooting. >> next if we don't hit 80 we'll be awfully close. a check of your weather and traffic up next. you'll like it. >>> good morning. once again, the time is 5:11. i hope you get a chance to enjoy the weather. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s in downtown. 54egrees at national airport. 50 d

. >>> pope benedict xvi makes promises to victims of priest abuse. that story is coming up. >>> nasa is monitoring the skies to see whether the shuttlecan land on schedule this morning in florida. >>> and if you find you can't taste the diet meals, researchers find proof you are not alone. we'll be right back to explain. no . >>> welcome back. it is early. it's monday. it's looking good on 50 westbound from the bay bridge through bowie all the way to the beltway. it's angie with another look at traffic coming up. >>> in the news now at nine after the hour, polish president was laid to rest during a state funeral in krakow. mourners applauded and chanted we thank you as the caskets were carry odd their final resting place. polish's first couple and 94 other people died when their plane crashed as they flew to russia. >>> pope benedict xvi is back in roam after a trip to malta. while there he met with eight men who say they were abused by priests at a catholic orphanage. the pope said the church will do everything possible to bring abusive priests to j

you're looking at the original letter from benedict arnold offering was point* for 20,000 pounds it is in code the original letter is at the university of michigan at the cleamons library. this is a pig pen decipher we would call it a tic-tac-toe board they call it the pigpen. it replaces the letters in each quadrant the sender and receiver had to agree the letters go where progress long as you understood been positioning you could transcribe a message. in the first upper left quadrant you see the letters abc if you do just the upper left quadrant without putting anything in it it would indicate the letter a if you drew the squadron two with one let your -- one dots that would be letter b or two dots would be the letter c and so on. all sides ended up using this american, british, french even a diary that is partially written in the pigpen cipher. that is what it would look like when you actually see it. if you took the time to translate it it would give you the word traitor if you look at the first letter lower left quadrant one docked and if you carry it out you would get the word tr

an address, directly to pe benedict, defending the holy father. the dean of the college of cardinals told the pope they would not let themselves be influenced by the moment. the faithful and cheered, even as new revelations emerged about the abuse in the past. in moscow, there was tightened security at the largest orthodox church and theake of two terrorist bombings on the moscow subway. president obama and his family attended services at a historically black church, the allen chapel ame church, where they talked about patriotism and love of country. let these men and women at the fort operating baselining in afghanistan, taking in a sunrise service. back home, in u.s. tradition, at the stadium, where pastor rick warren preached to thousands. >> we live on a broken planet. nothing works correctly on this planet. nothing works perfectly. >> but even on a troubled planet, one eastern tradition still brings a smile, the easter parade down york's fifth avenue. in an editorial in today's "the washington post," it was said that the pope has long protect

the comments from the head of the church are sparking even more controversy. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi leading his flock through easter weekend, while shouldering the catholic churches scandals of the past. now controversy, including comments made by england's archbishop. in a radio interview, the lead made his first comment on this. >> so deeply bonded. >> reporter: williams went on to describe the damage he says the alleged pedophilia scandal has done to countries like ire land and then taking time to apologize to the archbishop of dublin. as victims across the world continue to speak out, top vatican officials are trying to distance the vatican from any implication of a church coverup, one tries to do this with a letter from his jewish friend. >> translator: this reminds me of one of the most shame if the acts. >> reporter: another vatican official says the church is not comparing the ail gauges to anti-semitism -- the allegations to anti-semitism. >> it is like an avalanche. >> reporter: the pope is scheduled to lead sunday's mass on easter. tonight the vatican newspaper is den