am only that only vatican analysts at cnn.hose might be tempted to say it is a lot like academic life, or for that matter, the catholic church. here we are. i am delighted to be a boston college once again. my subject tonight is of course the future of the catholic church in the 21st century. before i come to that, john and the other organizers have asked that i say a few words at the outset, not about the church future but about its present. in particular, the dissatisfying chapter about sexual abuse scandals that are swirling around the church in europe, and in particular are rare and pope benedict the 16th. the request that i begin with a few words on the subject is based on the fact that although i find speculation about the catholic future to be immensely interesting, it is not my day job. my day job is functioning as what the italians call the vatican least that, which means i am a journalist whose professional work is tracking this island that we call the vatican. obviously for the past couple of months we have been in

says this was already covered in existing vatican guidelines. what is new, however, is the classification of any attempt to ordain women as priests. this is thought of an extremely serious crime against kurdish -- church law. first reactions from associations with the victims of pedophile priests it to the new vatican document have been negative. the new vatican guidelines are criticized as "administrative tweaking." bbc news. >> it is a picture of almost medieval pain and suffering. barely-functioning hospitals lacking medicine, and major operations often carried out without anesthetic. the human rights group amnesty international says north korea is failing to meet the most basic health needs of its people. this is based on interviews with north korean defectors. we have this. >> north korea has often struggled to take care of its of people. ever since the famine of the 1994, illness and hunger remains a fact of life. now amnesty international, based on interviews with defectors who left north korea in the last few years, appeared to provide g

is it just bad pr, or is the vatican sending a message? some argue the vatican is pushing back against suggestions that the solution to the abuse crisis is to open up the priesthood. ordaining women and allowing male priests to marry. we asked the archbishop of washington, d.c. is there any reason to think that there was a deliberate message here? >> celibacy is not the problem. and so, for those who want to couple the two, i think that's more an agenda of theirs than a reality of the situation. >> reporter: the reality for the church, though, is another lost opportunity to move beyond the scandal. jim sciutto, abc news, london. >>> and still ahead here on "world news" this friday evening, can you hear me now? steve jobs put on the spot over those new iphones dropping out. our correspondent is there tonight. >>> real life drama. why george clooney was mobbed outside an italian courtroom today before he stood the stand. >>> and then later tonight, the kind of er you haven't seen. the one thing about this operating room you won't find elsewh

it mentally in adults will be punished the same way as those who abuse minors it's the first major vatican documents in the scandal erupted earlier this year with hundreds of new paedophilia cases coming to light. b.p. has replaced in leaking pipe it is planning to resume a key pressure test aimed at stopping the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico it's hoped a new cap could finally help stop the disaster work was suspended a little early age of faulty equipment the needle a follows a string of failed attempts to contain the ongoing damage nearly three months after an explosion destroyed the deepwater horizon rig. well ponded chis is a holding back with his views on what's happening in the gulf of mexico he claims the u.s. administration is not showing any signs of being able to prevent disasters like this in the future that's coming up in around ten minutes time in the latest edition of the kaiser. this is tony hayward he just committed an act of eco terrorism the gulf of mexico is the us pursuing him no the obama administration is now trying to pave the way to allow exxon mobil to po

vatican has issued a revised set of measures in response to a series of child abuse scandals it extends the time in which action can be taken against suspects from ten to twenty years after a victim's eighteenth birthday the vatican also says those who abuse mentally ill adults will be punished the same way as those who abuse minors it is the first major vatican document since the scandal erupted earlier this year with hundreds of new paedophilia cases coming to light a few. leaders from b.p. it is now replaced that leaking pipe and is planning to resume a key pressure test aimed at stopping the massive all spill into the gulf of mexico it's hopes that a new cap could finally help stop the disaster work was suspended a little earlier because of faulty equipment but the new delay follows a string of failed attempts of course to contain the ongoing damage nearly three months now after the explosion destroyed the deepwater horizon rig. and a man with some thoughts about our pundit mark skies is certainly not holding back at all on his views on what's happening in the gulf of mexico he clai

could be taken against suspects from ten to twenty years after a victim's eighteenth birthday the vatican also says those who abused mentally ill adults will be punished the same way as those who abuse minors it is the first major vatican document since the scandal erupted earlier this year with hundreds of new paedophilia cases coming to light. the ongoing b.p. story b.p. has now replaced a the king pipe and is planning to resume or keep pressure tests aimed at stopping that massive all spill in the gulf of mexico it's hoped a new cap could finally help stop the disaster work was suspended a little earlier today because of faulty equipment this new delay follows a string of failed attempts to contain the on going down which nearly three months now after an explosion destroyed the deepwater horizon. compared to twenty eight nineteen moscow time ninety one years ago a train loaded with the gold reserves of the russian empire set off to escape the bolsheviks and then promptly disappeared without trace him today no one knows for sure what became of it or where it is r t that carries out its

the vatican has revised roman catholic law to make women as priests a grave crime. the new rules are being seen as a message after a few days after the church tried to ordained female bishops. says theiroups changes are not robust enough. >> this person is ordained as a priest in the income churchlike several thousands of others. several catholics taking part in a ceremony will be guilty of a grave crime against the fate. it is an announcement that cannot be any clearer. in the case of the women, excommunication. many anglicans will see it as a slap in the face. it is based on the determination to ordain women as priests and bishops. there is a rift between the churches. groups campaigning for catholic women priests are in despair. >> i think it is appalling. obviously, they do not understand women at all. it is a great crime that they have not ordain women. >> just three days after they voted to ordain women as bishops, the vatican says the same action would constitute a grave crime. they will save if they will pray with the archbishop of canterbury. it could be in

. >>> the vatican unveiled new rules tonight for dealing with priests accused of sexual abuse. bay area educators took a stand today about proposed state budget cuts, what they want instead. >>> and a bay area hospital continues a ten year streak on a prestigious list. ?w?wóç >>> at a press brief today the vatican released new rules for priests who molest children and the mentally disabled. critics say the move does little to address the problem and is simply a change in administrative procedures. >>> a group of education administrators voiced their opinions today. >> and we're tired of having teachers blamed for what really is a systemic problem that needs to be dealt with by a state with the eighth largest economy in the world and who's constitution says education is a right for every child in this state. >> reporter: the educators say the governor and legislature need to come up with more revenue to pay for schools. >>> well for the tenth year in a row, ucsf medical center has been ranked as one of the best hospitals. ucsf is at number seven. john hopkins, the mayo clinic an

and he said, "but the vatican council is happening.s going to be important for catholics to understand other religions, and we're starting a ph.d. program in religion and we'll give you a fellowship and a second chance." and i wanted to go to law school. i knew that was what i wanted to do. but i also, most of all, wanted to keep working with my kids and i knew if i went to law school i would do it poorly, the way i had done college poorly so i took this fellowship and i got my doctorate, and that's what appears on my resume, then went out to st. francis college in brooklyn and very quickly became -- you look at my resume, it looks like it skyrocketed because it was i, the only layman, and seven nuns and priests and brothers in the department and you have got to remember, charlie, this was not only the vatican council, it was the civil rights movement, it was the vietnam war, there was turbulence and with people with social consciences like people getting doctorates in religion or nuns or priests this was a very turbulent period, so --

. >>> the vatican is now classifying the attempt to ordain women as a grave crime putting it in the same category and subjecting it to the same punishment as pedophilia. that is -- new rules aimed with clerical sex abuse. they can now speed the process of removing a priest from the church and extend the statute of limitations of reporting a crime until a victim's 38th birthday. >> it gives the signal that we are very serious on our commitment to promote safe environments and to offer an adequate response to abuse. >> they won't do the one thing that will make the biggest difference and that's hold bishops accountable who hide serial sex offenders in the church. >> the vatican's revision does not require man da tore re- reporting. critics have charged the church with turning a blind eye. >>> apple has no plans to recall the iphone 4. users have been complaining that when they hold the phone in a certain way, it drops the call. researchers hat consumer reports this week said because of that issue, they cannot recommend the phone. now, apple will talk about the problem and a potential fix a

mount tam the low overcast and fog that is keeping areas near the water fog in this morning's rise in vatican has a forecast. >> sunday morning to a spectacular day to day with the fog rows of parts of the day this morning but it is clear and will see the sun shine for the afternoon temperatures ranging from clip the coast in the upper 50s and los 60s to malta around the bay. '60s and '70s in land. places well into the east bay into the low 90s otherwise a lot of the '80s for the inland locations. monday were going see little bit of change this the breeze is going to ramp up were going to see the fog to should stick around along or for monday and tuesday. that's going to make temperatures go down impossibly low 80's inland with 60s near the bay. temperatures should whole little bit below average for this time of the year for much of the week perhaps for the next week. the last day of the garlic festival going on in gilroy today and some great weather we had the sun shine after little bit of fog this morning temperatures will go up to the upper 80s in close to 90 degrees. some nice weather to

heard that the government was after him he tweeted that he was going to be speaking at a panel in the vatican so they could have easily going to show up but i remember some our t.v. viewers were getting mad at me as if i tattle don and i pretty sure the government knows how many check his twitter feed i think they're probably frustrated that you know this kind of information is getting out there but at the same time i read somewhere that julian said that pentagon officials had offered to meet with him in some sort of neutral place to discuss what other information he may be holding holding back because there are some more documents he has yet to publish he said that he has not agreed to this i mean we'll just have to see the guy is good getting around and being noticed too much and apparently is capable of slipping through here and there so i think you'll be you will be able to make out i don't know these days he's not really slipping through and maybe he wants the media attention who i think will have to you know continue following this is that unfolds and what's the most interesting part of

the vatican has put out new guidelines to deal with priests who sexually abuse children. they extend the statute of limitations on sexual abuse of children from 10 to 20 years and put in writing that possessing or distributing child pornography is a cannon law crime. it's the first time they've issued guidelines since the clerical scandal broke. >>> ahead, olive oil, why the labels may be taking shoppers for a ride. >>> the new technology unveiled giving hope to paralyzed patients. >>> also workers at the world trade center make an historic find. >> reporter: good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri live in mountain view. we'll tell you about a forecast heating up this weekend, drumming to a different beat just like i'm trying to keep up.mnow.no i'm trying to keep up. i can't. >>> unearthing history in manhattan. these are pictures where crews are clearing the world trade center site. on tuesday they found a wooden ship at least 200 years old. experts say the 32-foot-long hull was buried on purpose to extend lower manhattan island into the hudson river. archaeologists

the vatican today issued new rules on handling claims of sexual abuse by the roman catholic clergy. the rules extend the church's statute of limitations on 20 years for those claiming abuse. but there was no reference to bishops reporting abuses to police. advocates for victims of abuse said the measures do not go far enough. a heat wave scorched much of northern europe again today. from russia to western germany, unusually warm temperatures hovered in the mid 90's. people sought relief in city sprinklers, and on baltic sea beaches. czech and polish authorities had to postpone road repairs due to melting pavement. the heat also added to russia's worst drought in a century, with up to 25 million acres of crops destroyed. health care in north korea is in a state of crisis. that's according to a new amnesty international report today. it's based on interviews with more than 40 north korean defectors. the human rights group told of amputations performed without anesthesia, and spreading disease tied to chronic malnutrition. archeologists in new york city have discovered the hull of a ce

. >> world is the vatican has rewritten its laws on how to deal with priests who sexually abused miners victims now have until they're 48 birthday to file charges against a priest who they say sexually abused them under the old law victims have until the 38th birthday. if the process to defrocked priest will move faster than before the law says is evidence of sexual abuse is clear if a priest can be dismissed by simple decree instead of going through a trial which can be lengthy and costly. priests were in possession of child pornography will be treated the same as those who actually commit sexual abuse. argentina is now the first latin american country to legalize same-sex marriage. the senate passed a bill after 14 hours of debate this morning you see the crowd for responding to the vote. the law against same-sex couple equal marriage rights including the ability to adopt children. the president of argentina said she will sign the bill that roman catholic country now follows the netherlands, belgium and spain which of all legalize same-sex marriage. >> i'm kimberly sakamoto right now

san francisco car three years ago a self-described drug patients told left arm onto the arm and the vaticanned included in a box postmarked from iowa were a letter to the patrons of though our and several photos of the arms troubles and i was the pages of us as the state capitol building. the bar owners are still trying to get more details on all the places that the troubled but it looks like the arms of a good time. there are has been reattached. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news we're falling a developing story of sense as the international concerning six cars there were destroyed over 91 didn't cosmetically from a fire we're still trying to fire your motive there are intensely said. golden gate you can see the sun is trying to keep its head and all the fog still in an area but as far as traffic in the bay area no hot spots to talk about. we'll be right back.

that was shown in the vatican response to synbio where they said that the recent creation of cells can be a positive development of correctly used. there was a warning that scientists afterwards guest-- te was a warning afterwards that scientists should remember that only god can create life. we looked at the traditions. we focus often too much on them to sanction what science is doing. i do not think that is the right question should be asking of religious traditions. it is not where they can make the greatest contributions and telling us what we should or should not do. a think that modern science is simply the newest means of trying to struggle with the eternal questions about how to minimize human suffering, a proper relationship to the natural world, important problems we as a species must solve, and so on. religious traditions of had centuries to think about these questions. the smartest people of their age throughout most of human history drifted into religious dialogue. those traditions hold the promise that we can draw from. we know the role of science is generating knowledge.

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monsignor charles is a senior vatican official who prosecutes a pedophile priests under church law.mitted that new guidelines for bishops may not be enough for the scandals that have hit the church in recent years and months. >> this is a very important step for canon law from the technical point. the document is always a document. it does not solve all the problems. it is a very important instrument, but it is the way you use the instruments, as it affect. >> the new rules also declared that possession or distribution of joe pornography by priests to be a crime under church law as well as invisible wall. well as invisible wall.

chanting and the parody is something like if anyone is old enough to remember and the mouse before vatican two and you don't understand anything and it's mumbo jump bow and this is a parody of that. the second and third pieces before the intermission i will not introduce. i think the program notes are sufficient and rather than lecture i would much rather you enjoy the performance. the one thing i would like to emphasize about the first piece this is indeed a comic piece and in most instances westerners have a great problem when they come to a concert of classical music and view it as this is supposed to be serious music. this is not serious music and i would ask to you laugh. you are welcome to laugh. you may laugh. you need to practice laughing. we can progress -- all right. now, for those of you that find laughing difficult ladies and gentlemens you can at this timtiter in a nice way andf you want to be butch about it do the manly thought. please this isn't a work of aesthetic value it should be seen as humorous. as i of practicing this piece i can assure you and my ability for tongue t