>> well, the thing was we had committees designed from vatican ii to implement what vatican ii said. so i have translation, devising new rights, all of these things had to be done. but what was started was the launching and saying here's what we want. and everything had a criteria that were established by vatican ii. that made for a very exciting time because when vatican ii closed, the efforts that were made were the result of several factors coming together. first of all in the history of our 20 council, vatican ii being the 21st, this was the largest attended, 2500 bishops. this was the first one to have observers and experts. this was to have indigenous clergy, therefore they brought their cultural values to the table. they were not necessarily, if you will, european people, okay. then you got the idea too that in this particular council there were approaches to things that you never have seen before. we changed church teaching, that's a very important thing. just the idea of what marriage is was changed by vatican ii. >> like what? >> first of all, marriage was considered a cont

he had written a book, vatican ltd, about the vatican's business dealings. one evening, he received a mysterious phone call from someone promising inside information. he was invited to a bar in rome. after a series of meetings, the strangers invited him for a ride in their car. >> (translated): they went around piazza mazzini many times, checking that nobody was following us. later, i understood the reasons. i was about to meet a certain person, and it would be very dangerous if anyone came to know that this person had seen me. >> narrator: finally, nuzzi was taken to an apartment. >> and i could see that nobody lived there. there was no furniture. there was nothing. it was an empty apartment, just a corridor that we walked down until we reached a room with only one chair in the middle, and there my source was seated. and we began to talk. >> narrator: the source was paolo gabriele, the pope's butler. he was offering thousands of secret documents from the pope's private office. he said he wanted to protect the pope from the sleaze and corruption that surroun

he made peace with the church no pope ever left the vatican. so do understand the impact impact, you have to understand that long period of time the team is excommunicated the prime minister is excommunicated no good catholic should even vote for parliament that recognizes the legitimacy that took away the papal states of the pope. when mussolini comes to power despite the fact the pope had no illusions as mussolini did not have a religious bone in his body but he said to his associates, god works in strange ways a new and a person in fact, the of pope led famously say he was sent by providence to restore a the society with the separation of church and state and freedom of religion. mussolini also had a preference for authoritarian regimes has no love of democracy as multi parties were a problem did not want to negotiate a deal then to find out the next year there was a new parliament elected. whole set of reasons why. let me talk about one important aspect the archives of the vatican were just opened in 2006 and also what we can now do is tria

the pope discussed the vatican, went to a summer retreat and close the vatican museums and showing his displeasure yet he was distraught at the kind of reception that italy was given to this man that he saw as the enemy of christianity, adolf hitler. two months and i think i have a shot here, let me get to the next line for the visit of hitler. there are. two months after hitler's birthday, which you see per trade here, the visiting realm along with mussolini and hitler you see the king that during manual the third two months after was the dramatic and shocking announcement of the new racial policy by mussolini july 19 rda. the were shocked to hear that the official position of the government was there was a pure italian race to which the jews at italy, which had been there from before the time of jesus were not part. the pope was very upset. he was particularly upset because this seemed to show the increasing closeness of the fascist italian big theater with the nazi later. the pope as he was becoming distraught, an important part of my book become worried because they are pleased tha

in charge of the vatican's government. >> the vatican curia which is the administrative body of the worldwide church is a collection of small thiefdoms of individuals vying against one another. >> and it is the curia that runs the city state with its own lowell system, tv channel and radio station and newspaper. it even has its own bank the institute of religious works housed in a medieval tower. >> the bank of italy, the highest authority in our banking system has described the vatican bank as a falling bank on our soil. we see the big walls of the vatican as a national border. we cannot intervene the vatican. >> he's a powerful figure in italy. he prosecutes the most difficult cases, the mafia, corrupt politicians and most recently the vatican bank, which has a long and dark reputation for financial corruption. >> politicians, businessmen were using the vatican bank as an offshore, to hide their money or money launder if you will or not pay taxes. >> for years the italian authorities could do nothing. but one when tough banking regulations were imposed across europe in the wake of the finan

releases a scathing report on child abuse in the catholic church, demanding the vatican removes all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers. the ukrainian president is kia afterwn in battling -- kia after battling two months of protests. the winter olympics kick off in sochi on friday, the most expensive ever, but some locals say they are not seeing any benefit. also coming up this hour, the olympic torch will be touching down in sochi ahead of the winter games and a series of demonstration against russia's anti-gay stance is heating up around the world. if you are feeling heat by the winter blues, the answer might be in eastern germany. a giant anger has been transformed into -- a giant hanger has been transformed into a winter getaway. committeeuman rights released an unprecedented paper where it slammed the catholic church where it calls it a systematic cover-up of sexual abuse. it is demanding the vatican turn all abusers over to the police. >> the catholic church has authoritynder the [indiscernible] it has led to abuse. [indiscernible] for more now, let's ring in our correspo

the vatican says the report is distorted. >> reporter: the report is a devastating critique of the vaticanit says it is still not willing to recognize the scale of the problem for take responsibility for it. its a cueses of policies l amounting to a coverup the report lists many failings and has many recommendations. the church is still moving guilty abusers from parish to parish to avoid prosecution. that must stop. there is still a code of silence. that must stop too. all known and suspected abusers must be removed and reported to the police wherever they are. the church must pay compensation and provide rehabilitation to its victims. this ongoing us crisis continues to playing the credibility of the catholic church and its new pope. francis has set up a commission to deal with it. the committee says he must call on outside help and everything must be made public. >> the credibility of the church will always be at stake unless there's a possibility of having total zero tolerance, protecting children to the health and protection that they need and deserve. >> reporter: the report's tough

but pope francis made it clear he wanted to shift the balance of power away from the vatican.here was a real surprise. it was the first time that pope benedict xvi attended a popel rite since resigning. pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality needs some rethinking. there was a worldwide poll on what catholics think of the church's stand on family and morals. the poll shows that i most think it is outdated and unrealistic. >> the pope is changing little by little. you have to take small steps because at the vatican you have to take a small process. >> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian but i believe this pope will open doors that in the past have been kept shut. >> reporter: there is a conference later in the year on family issues, but the pope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry, even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> the 19 new cardinals w

hitler was convinced that the vatican had played a role in -- he hated the vatican anyway, hated the pope, pope pius xii and issued ordered to this fascinating character we have not studied much in a lot of literature which i talk a lot about in saving italy. carl wolf is sent to italy, he is the co leader of german forces along with alfred kesselring, his order from hitler is to go into the vatican, all the documents, enormous history that is there, and kidnapped, one german general testified at nuremberg, kill pope pius xii. this is a really bad idea, he spent time over the next four or five months trying to negotiate with the fuhrer and the different approach of dealing with this. this is something that is debate among historians today whether hitler was serious and intended to carry this out or one of the periodic outbursts. we can document it was discussed and given to wolf. the vatican was not reached in that sense. there were german troops that formed a cordon or ring around it. the vatican played an important role protecting the works of art in italy because ultimately after

committee says the vatican is refusing to share data. according to the u.n. committee the vatican is refusing to make it compulsory practice for bish opposed around the world to report allegations of abuse to local police force, a raft of failings and recommendations that will make uncomfortable reading in the vatican. >> it will be interesting to see the rehabilitation this morning. >> microsoft has a new chief executive officers, satya nadella. he steps into the role of ceo after 22 years at the software chint. he served as vice president of the microsoft cloud and enterprise group. microsoft cofounder bill gates is taking on the role of technology advisor. ism i'm thrilled that satya nadella arrived me to step up, increasing the time i spend at the country. i have a third of my time to meet with product groups and will be fun to define the next round of products, working toot. >> here to tep us understand what the -- help us understand what the chance at the top is, is professor at the stern school of business. >> back in 2008 bill gaits said he was leavin

the vatican was clearly stunned by this report.official accused the human body of distorting the fact by failing to take into account fresh attempt to rid the church of child abusers, but the vatican did promise to thoroughly examine the you in recommendations -- un recommendations. the church saw a broader attack on some of its teachings, but some victims of abuse supported the you in -- un. the am concerned about safety of children around the world. we know a lot of information is must handthe church that information to authorities. >> almost a year ago the church was choosing a new pope. he spoke of shame and appointed a commissioner to investigate sex crimes, but many say the crisis is not over. >> if it is true, it makes me sick. the church has got to show to actto be unafraid positively. we are beyond the stage where we can just bring our hands and say, isn't this terrible. >> in less than a year pope francis has reinvigorated the church, but a human body -- a un body laid out a challenge. can the church be trusted to investi

it's expected that they'll recommend that more needs to be done in the catholic church in the vatican into tackling child abuse. we'll be back to that live press conference as and when it happens in geneva. >> while the size of anti-government protests on the streets of thailand reduced, the war of words is growing. yingluck shinawatra is the target, and the fact that she's a woman. veronica pedrosa reports. >> an attractive woman in a role that up to now has been played by men. when yingluck shinawatra was elected prime minister, it was spun as a sign of protest. now she's at the center of a bitter fight to control the country. >> mass protests across bangkok and the government, even trying to obstruct elections. >> the crowds are nowhere near as big as they were at the beginning of the shutdown. >> that doesn't mean though that the language and vitriol has been pored out of stages like this one. income, women's rights groups complained about the sexist language used agipps the prime minister yingluck shinawatra >> referring to a tv game show called "smart lady", the top opposition l

the vatican refused to do so. i don't think we have seen an institution at the vanguard of how to deal with sexual violence. rather, weaver seen a continuation, and the committee makes it clear there is an ongoing problem, a continuation of the code of silence. >> ifill: reverend, is there anything-- >> let me ask you the question. >> ifill: go ahead, finish. >> what authority does such a committee have that is so not credible in how they proceeded with their efforts? does it have any jurisdiction or authority? look at the very credibility of the united nations and of such committees who seem to set themselves up as some kind of a watchdog over areas for which they don't even have the proper historical background. and so i call into question, not serious issue of sexual abuse, but the methodology that was used, and how it was certainly fueled by some special interest groups, which produced a very distorted report. that's my concern. because i believe that the united nations, at its best, could serve as something c

and it's interesting that the vatican officials claim that the vatican doesn't have the ability or the over those who cover up for sexual predators, but yet they have the authority to determine who will be a bishop and who stays on as a bishop and they even recently fired a bishop in australia who spoke out in support of women's ordination. >> but barbara, rules were established in the united states in 2001 after all of the scandals, i mean how has these rules been applied, i mean, to the cases? what about the cases from before 2002, the case that his date back to 30 or 40 years ago, are these being investigated? >> well, i mean, let's be clear. there is across the united states the church officials continue to attempt to conceal and cover up the documents. we know that, for example, here in chicago, just a couple of weeks ago, the files of 30 predators were made public. out of the 121 that we know of. and why aren't the church officials releasing all of the records? why only 30? if you look at the 30, what you see is that the evidence shows that they have engaged in the cover up, the

the front line documentary is named "secrets of the vatican" airing on tuesday night. thank you very much. >> a sad update. we did a story on alice herz-sommer, the oldest survivor. she survived the nazis because she was placed in a camp and used for propagation purposes. she found a sillver lining at the camp - her music. >> i knew that we would play. and when we play it can't be so terrible. the music - the music. music is the first place of art. it brings us on an island with peace, beauty and love. music is a dream. music is a dream. >> alice will be missed. this weekend we'll bring you our interview with the film makers of "the lady in number 6" and a number of other document airians. "consider this" is the only outlet to bring you all 10 feature length documentaries, part of a special edition called "for your consideration" oscar documentaries. >> why so many of our co-worker are making the rest of us sick. our data dive is next. >> today's data dive tries to tough it out. more than woun out of four -- one out of four americans polled say they go to work when sic

the vatican says reports the u.n.ex abuse in the church is distorted and unfair. the human rights commit a excused the vatican of systematically adopting policy that his allowed priest to his rape 10s of thousands of children, then the pope to open its file on pedophile priests and the people that helped conceal their crimes. >>> the automatic on actor philip seymour hoffman's body was inconclusive. medical examineers need to do more tests to find out what caused his death. police expect it was a drug overdose, dozens of packets of heroin were find in his apartment. >>> today has been set against a global day of action defense the anti-game sochi winter olympics. protests were held in st. petersburg, paris and london. the london rally took place in front 10 downing street. the russian government has been under pressure because of its negative view of game people. it's not the only criticism is it facing, rory reports. >> reporter: sport is not the only thing on show in sochi, far from it. until the first ski is clippe

alexis christoforous, cbs news. >> the vatican also says the u.n. report also attacks the church's views on both abortion and birth control and attempts to interfere with the church's teachings. >>> well, if you swing by cvs to get a couple of items and possibly a pack of smokes, you're going to be out of luck soon. the national drugstore chain announced today it is going to stop selling tobacco at more than 7600 of its stores. the company says it hopes that move will help customers get on the path to better health. the tobacco ban is expected to take effect october 1. >>> norfolk took center stage on tuesday in a fight for same- sex marriage. protesters lined the streets in front of the federal courthouse there. some of them pushing for change. others advocating the preservation of traditional marriage. at the center of it all, norfolk same sex couples' legal battle to try to marry in the state of virginia. >> reporter: on one side those who say marriage is a fundamental right regardless of sexual orientation. on the other? >> gays have a right to

. >> a damning report about the sex abuse cover up by the vatican. the agency demanding action against priests that molested children. >> bravo c.b.s. bravo. >> and the drug store chain c.b.s. praised for removing tobacco products from its stores, even though that move is likely to cost the retailer billions. >> hi there, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton, good to have you with us. >> it's been a rough 24 hours for a lot of folks. the latest snow and ice knocked out power to more than a million people. as paul beban tells u the long winters are starting to put a strain on resources in many states. >> as night falls the temperature is dropping and all the slush and water on the streets is turning back to ice on roads making the evening commute treacherous. people are asked to take public transportation, be careful on the roads and the big question for thousands of people is when they do get home, will the power be on? across pennsylvania more than 750,000 people are without power. more than half a million of them, homes and businesses

it also criticized the vatican for its positions on contraception, abortion, and homosexuality. the vatican called that criticism an attempt to interfere with catholic church teaching and the exercise of religious freedom. but holding priests accountable for the abuse of children, the vatican was told today, is not an issue of belief, but a criminality. mike taibbi, nbc news, london. >>> we'll take a break, and still ahead tonight, drug raid. overnight arrests and fast-moving developments into the investigation of the death of philip seymour hoffman. >>> and later, the monuments men. one of the real life heroes behind a daring rescue mission. >>> we're back with new developments tonight into the investigation into the death of actor philip seymour hoffman. four people have been arrested in an apartment building in new york city where hundreds of bags of heroin were found. we get more tonight from nbc's katy tur who's outside the criminal court building. katy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, ann. four were arrested, three will likely be arraigned and charged tonight. all

al jazeera reports from vatican city. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis with half coming from outside of europe and none from the united states. many were from developing nations but francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. but the presence of former pope benedict xvi was a surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and the catholic church as a whole. citpope francis has been leadina debate on whether the church's deabouview of abortion, contrace contraceptives, divorce and homosexuality need to change. polls show most think it is old. >> i'm strongly christian but i do believe this pope can open doors where in the past it was always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another conference later in the year on family issues. but they say the pope's attempts to modern eyes the church is an uphill battle. >> collects tcatholic who divord remarry and gay couples who adopt children is becoming the norm in the western world. the church can't just ignore them. >> repo

first let's take a closer look at the severe condemnation directed at the vatican.y say it is a crime not a moral failing. they protected pedophile priests by moving them around, and it says this practice is still happening. nuns and priests who spoke out were ostracized and those who [ technical difficulties ] >> the catholic church signed up to the convention in 1990, and part of its commitment is to be periodically reviewed on its performance. the scandaling relating to child sex abuse, on january 16th the vatican did agree to send a delegation. i was here. it was a very gruelling cross-examination, a culture clash between the un and the chosed institution of the vatican if you would like. and it was predicted even then that this report released here in geneva today would pull no punches, and it certainly delivered on that. the report is a devastating critique of the vatican's performance in dealing with child sex abuse. it says it is still not willing to take responsibility for it. >> the whole issue has consistently placed the preservation of the reputation of

pope francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. but the presence of pope amare advertise benedict 16 was a real surprise. it was the first time he a sustainedded papel rights since his regula resignation a year a. fashioned with opposition pope francis has been leading a debate on the teachings of abortion, home section all the d divorce. a poll was taken on what the people think. results show that most reject them as out dated and unrealistic. >> translator: the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change little by little. because it can't happen automatically. in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil unions i am strongly christian but i believe that this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another key conference later in the year. the pope's attempt she says is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remar may are the norm so the church just can't ignore them 67. >> that was claudia reporting from vatic

. >>> the vatican says a report released by the u.n. on the catholic church sex abuse crisis is distorted and unfair and accuses the aggravate can for turning a blind eye for decades while priests sexual abused children. >> reporter: the report is devastating critique of the vatican's performance in dealing with child sex abuse. it said that it is still not willing to accept the scale of the problem and take responsibility for it. >> placed reputation of the church and the perpetrators above the children's best interests. >> reporter: the report lists many failings and has many recommendations. the church is till moving guilty abusers from parish to parish, and that most stop. there is a code of eye lens, and that must stop, too. the church must pay compensation and provide rehabilitation to its victims. this ongoing crisis continues to plague the credibility of the church and the new pope. the committee said it must call on outside help and everything must be made public. >> the credibility of the church will always be at stake unless

the united nations says the vatican must act now to get rid of sexual abusers.n sharply critical of vatican positions. >>> cvs is fazing out the sale of all tobacco products. president obama applauding the move, cvs saying they are focusing on health. >>> another day, another winter blast, millions of americans feeling that brunt of triple-threat weather, ice, rain, and snow. the storm already pounds parts of the plains in the west, and we could be looking at even more. >> maybe another storm this weekend. we want this track to get out of here, because it is causing a lot of problems with snow, ice, sleet, and rain. each with a little bit of problems here. the snow makes it slippery, the ice coat surface brings down power lines, and the rain on top of the ice could bring flooding. snow still coming down heavy at times. it has changed to rain in delaware and south jersey. it will continue to clear out by about 2:00 or 3:00 across new england it will be done. here is the snow, heaviest snow today across new england, that mix continuing a quarter to a half inch of

secrets of the vatican airing at a special time, 9:00 p.m. on most pbs stations. this excerpt looks at pope benedict's butler for leaking sensitive documents. >> pope benedict xvi opened on saturday. >> vatican television put a cram in the courtroom and a select group of journalists were invited inside. for those who witnessed the proceedings, it had all the elements of a show trial. >> it was so scripted and so narrowly focused on the fact that the butler had to have been the only one that showed the documents that leaked them to the journalists, that took them out of the safe -- the safety of the vatican. his defense lawyer was very much aligned wit prosecutor. everything was really kept on message. >> i was at the man's trial. there were documents that were leaked. he supposedly leaked nap were written in languages that he does not speak. how would he even know that they were important? >> nobody that i've spoken to, that i continue to speak to in the vatican, really believe that the butler did it. he's a scapegoat. >> the highest authorities in the vatican did

is saying that the vatican needs to act now to get rid of sexual abusers. the church is saying that the report is distorted and they are committed to protecting children. >> he was known as the little tramp and now charlie chaplain is one of the most recognizable names in film. now a lost transcript is showing he was also a writer. >> he's the man whose face says a thousand words even with the script not having any. charlie chaplain now a novelest. the short fiction pulled together from the scripts found among 150,000 pages of the archives. >> to find something new produced by chaplain is extraordinary. >> the pages were full of scribbles and changes and drafts and redrafts. >> our aim is just to reveal another side of the gene was. >> the film was hugely successful and the last great film. >> it is a deep reflection in the relationship between the artist and the art. and the audience and the film deals with this issue but the book goes much deeper into the nightmares and the shadows of the comedian. >> he was born near here and many of the movies were film

to call for the vatican to approve of abortion. he weakens the whole focus of its investigation into child abuse scandal and that is most unfortunate because it roams the report of some of its seriousness. what about the vatican what about joe francis will in algal on the offensive to explain the church is teaching art in the front wheel that's not his way. i think he has already in december unity set up a commission to other implemented watched it with the reforms already been put in place to try and prevent child abuse in the church. i think he is genuinely. forty five it is taken prisoner. he was simply continue to do all he can to prevent it occurring in the future. a religious service correspondent john barrett jones average price forthe we o the ukraine now and the european union foreign policy chief catherine ashton has been here for fresh talks with both ukrainian government and opposition representatives spelling her name was present at the arco then expressed concern at the levels of violence gripping the country right no

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hitler was convinced that the vatican had played a role in -- he hated the vatican anyway, hated the pope, pope pius xii and issued ordered to this fascinating character we have not studied much in a lot of literature which i talk a lot about in saving italy. carl wolf is sent to italy, he is the co leader of german forces along with alfred kesselring, his order from hitler is to go into the vatican, all the documents, enormous history that is there, and kidnapped, one german general testified at nuremberg, kill pope pius xii. this is a really bad idea, he spent time over the next four or five months trying to negotiate with the fuhrer and the different approach of dealing with this. this is something that is debate among historians today whether hitler was serious and intended to carry this out or one of the periodic outbursts. we can document it was discussed and given to wolf. the vatican was not reached in that sense. there were german troops that formed a cordon or ring around it. the vatican played an important role protecting the works of art in italy because ultimately after

today, the vatican invited her to st. peter's for mass. >> thank you. >> reporter: this woman of unceasing faith, touching the hand of the leader of the faithful. it's a pleasure to meet you. we were there to witness an ending that not even hollywood could write. fitting, since philomena is now known around the world from the oscar-nominated movie bearing her name. a very long time ago, when you were 18 years old, could you have imagined? >> could i have imagined meeting the pope one day? >> reporter: having a movie made about your life? >> no way. no way. >> so, philomena. >> reporter: in the film, she is played by dame judi dench. >> i did love him, you know? >> reporter: philomena was just 18 when she gave birth to a son in an irish home for unwed mothers. >> after you had your baby, you had to stay in the abby for four years in order ot repay the sisters for taking you in. i kept what happened to me buried away for 50 years. >> reporter: she was not alone. an estimated 60,000 unmarried irish catholic woman were forced

at the vatican pope francis elevated his first class of bishops into the college of cardinals.is new princes of the church come from several african and latin american countries. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis with half coming from outside europe and none from the united states. many were from developing nations but francis has made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. but the presence of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole. faced with opposition, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce, homosexuality needs some rethinking. last year a worldwide poll was held on what world thinks on the church's stand on family and morals. it shows that most reject them as outdated and unrealistic. >> the pope is paving the way for change little by little because it can't happen automatically. with the vatican you have to poll a certain process. >> homos

the vatican's ambassador to the un is still fundamentally a toll on c add it to the holy see has had its effect can see t had already changed seats and sending the measures to specifically designed to prevent top six apiece the un committee which led to the pool had first hand witness statements from the piece fifteen second printing of the backend delegation in geneva last month. what is a typical concluded to chat to put its reputation before the protection of children who did not dictate to me to eat and a fanatical suspected offenders to civil justice the crown says hussein being in office within moments the scope the sixth with abuse of children to stay with the chance to set up a special commission of such acts. the river new tensions over building work to expand the panama canal which has been the subject of the dispute over who should pay off for cost overruns. it was reported that construction has stopped with claims of the old parade to the broken off negotiations aimed at settling the dispute with the european consortium tearing up the wet then said talks were ongoing and

vatican expert says that the pope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> translatordivorce and remarry even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world, so the church can't just ignore them. >> reporter: 919 new cardinals will be among those called to mike life-changing decisions for the millions of catholics around. world asking pope francis to break with tradition and keep up with modern times. >> and that was claudia reporting from vatican city. >>> earlier we spoke to joshua with the national catholic report and asked him about the significance of the pope selecting cardinals from places like latin america and africa. >> when the people announced who he was picking as cardinals, it was striking that he picked a cardinal from haiti. haiti, of course, has never had a catholic card familiar. he picked a cardinal from the philippines an area of the philippines which is known for being impoverished and dealing went wil religious doing dialogs from muslims and i was speaking to him yesterday and he was talking about what it's like for him.

an unprecedented scene at vatican city. retired pope edited 16 -- francis xvi joined pope at a ceremony, the first time they have appeared at a public liturgical ceremony since benedict became the first pope to step down in more than six centuries. benedict xvi pope sat in the front row as his successor pope francis celebrated 19 archbishops to the rank of cardinal. it was the first time that an addict attended a papal ceremony since he stepped down last year. benedict, the of german archbishop, was one of those who received pope franci'' blessing to become cardinal. five of the new cardinals are from south america. two asia.frica and the vatican says the inclusion reflects the pope's commitment to the poor. pope francis thanked the new cardinals for their services and reminded them that the church needs them. thank you, dear brothers, thank you. behind the lord and let him lead us through the beloved will of god, the holy mother, the church. thank you. isthe position of cardinal the second-highest in the roman catholic chu

faced with reported opposition inside the vatican, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether church's teaches on divorce, hom homosexuality neede thinking. a poll was held on what the catholic'catholic church amountn family morals. most reject them as outdated and unrealistic. >> translator: the pope is paving way for change little by little because it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> translator: homosexuality, civil sewn i don't knows i am strongly christian but i believe that this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another key conference later in the year on family issues. vatican expert says the pope's'a attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> translator: catholics who divorce and remarry, even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> reporter: the 19 new cardinal will be among those called to make life-changing decisions for the

and you talk about the vatican bank.nd the pope has provided oversight for all of the economic affairs. it will include cardinals and lay people, because the scandal here again is tremendous. all sorts of money disappearing and money laundering. >> that's right. it's a tremendous problem. but he has taken other steps as well, as we say in the film, by october of last year, he was seeking to close 900 accounts. he appointed a commission within three or four weeks of his election to investigate the vatican bank. he is serious about making these changes, and he is a man of great strength. >> let's hope he manages to do what he has set out to do. again, the documentary is named "secret of the vatican," and airs on tuesday night. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> now a sad update, we recently reported on the lady in number 6. she was believed to be the oldest holocaust survivor. she passed away at 110. she was placed in a nazi camp and used for propaganda purposes. she even found a silver lining at the camp, her music. >>

speaking up about sexual abuse in the priesthood and demanding action from the vatican. calling for pope. known or suspected child abusers. turn them over to authorities in a scathing report the child rights watchdog says church officials imposed a code of silence to prevent them from reporting attacks. the vatican has denounced what they call a really negative approach for not considering all that the vatican has been doing. >> called sexual abuse of children the shame of the church. >> rights protests are planned today in 19 cities worldwide as part of a campaign to pressure sponsors of the winter olympics to pull out over the anti-gay laws. >> soda russia rehearsed. >> some of the hotels are still not ready for all of the visitors. chicago tribune reporter says she was told that she would have to wait for running water at her hotel. >> u.s. snowboarding star sean whyte will not participate in the olympics first- ever slopes style competition. the two-time gold medalist voiced concern during training this week. instead he plans to focus on winning another gold medal. >

the vatican which is being asked to release all of its records about abuse denounced that report. it said the findings were distorted and unfair. but one alleged victim says he feels vindicated by the findings. >> the fact that the united nations has said that there has been a systematic coverup and that the needs of the church have been placed over the needs of the children, it -- well, it feels like a validation. >> the u.n. report also criticized the vatican's beliefs about same-sex marriage, abortion and birth control. >>> let's shift gears and move ahead to business. wall street's roller coaster year is continuing as new employment data did little to move the markets yesterday. the dow did bounce back from being down more than 100 points earlier in the day. steve sedgwick is live for us in london what are you watching today. >> it's incredibly volatile. a lot of companies reporting, but those who got the big data, watching ecb over in europe, whether they will move on rates. they are potentially going to lower rates because of deflation concerns. disney yesterday, up 1.5%. go

pope francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. the presence of pope benedict xvi was a surprise. it was the first time the former pope attended. it's been an important week for pope francis and the catholic church as a whole. faced with opposition, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuality needs rethinking. a poll was held on what catholics think about family and sexual morals. most are rejected as outdated and realistic. >> the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change, because it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality - i'm christian, but believe that the pope can open doors. >> the meeting came before a conference later in the year. the cope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry gay couples adopting change are the norm in the western world. the church can't ignore them. >> the 19 new car

. >>> plus -- a war of words between the united nations and the vatican. the new action they want them to take to fight priest sex abuse. >>> southbound 680, westbound 24, a little bit slow as you pass the la fayette b.a.r.t. station. there is a lane blocked there. we'll tell you what's going on and give you an update on the other freeways. >>> a little break. clouds are increasing. not before the cold air settled in. we'll show you those. and these clouds will lead to rain. but how much? good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of u.s. snowboarding. >>> good morning. welcome back. 7:15. a former swim coach from marinwood accused of sexting with a minor is pleading guilty. yesterday, 38-year-old jason ward of san rafael admitted to one count of sending lewd material to a minor. now, he won't be going to jail but he will have to register as a sex offender. the girl was 17 years old when she reported

a financial shake up is happening at the vatican. pope francis is bringing in an outsider to reform the vatican's financial state. australian cardinal george pell will lead the vatican's finance ministry. he will report to a newly-arranged council of eight cardinals. it's part of the pope's effort to get control over the scandals surrounding the church of holy see. allegations include money laundering. back in the u.s.----golf course owners... are losing a grip on customers. and mostly because of the weather. business was on an upswing in 2012. but last year's series of storms in the midwest and east coast kept golfers off the green. a report by pga of america cites a 5% drop in the number of golf rounds played in 2013. the states of washington and calforina were the only ones to report a bigger drive in business. get ready for breakfast wars. fast food chains are trying to get more customers in for an early meal. mcdonalds is reportedly toying with the idea of extending its breakfast hours, as 20 and 30 somethings typically miss the

the un committee on the minds of the child investigated the vatican has just released the results of this ss next examination was made in a hearing in geneva last month the report expresses strong concern of necessity says by priests continue to criticize in the batting team from moving decrease the brown patches in an attempt to hide their crimes. the holy see has consistently placed the preservation of the reputation of the church and the protection of the package eight is above children's best interests the un can also teases church authorities of imposing a code of silence on all clergy. that meant andes was rarely reported the panel wants and i can to set up an independent body with a third party oversight of all of these cases. yes it did match the establishment of clear rules and procedures for the mandatory reporting of all suspected abuse cases to the police. ign has responded by saying it's committed to defending and protecting the rights of children. in an interview with vatican radio on tuesday until the non tomas see complained about the reports he said a minority in the

. >> well, pope francis has appointed 19 knew cardinals at a ceremony in the vatican.e have more on that story. let's go to our european broadcast center. >> reporter: thanks, jane. well, the pope urged the new appointees to shun the rivalries and factions that have been blamed for the scandals that dogged the previous papacy. cardinals were appointed from south america, haiti and africa. we have more from the event in rome. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis with half coming from outside of europe and none from the united states. many were from developing nations but francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. but the appearance of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole faced with reported opposition pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality may need rethinking and the church's take on church morals. in polls mos

but francis has made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. but the presence of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole. pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, and results show that most reject them as outdated and unrealist unrealistic. >> the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change little by little. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil union, i'm strongly christian but i believe this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept truck. >> this week's meeting came before another key conference later in the year on family issues. but the pope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> the 19 new cardinals will be among those to take