and also bribe money to political parties in italy went through the vatican bank. >> reporter: with dark financial clouds hanging over the vatican, the european union insisted the bank open its accounts to public scrutiny. when it was too slow, tourists felt the pinch. when european bankers suspended the vatican's credit card facilities, visitors couldn't use plastic to buy sistine chapel tickets. $30 million of vatican money in italian banks was seized and only released when the church promised to reform. now swiss lawyer rene bruelhart, who helped clean up other secretive european banks, has been brought in. but still the bank keeps many of its dealings private, and not just from outsiders. south african cardinal wilfred napier, who sits on a committee that's supposed to sign off on the vatican's books, told us he still can't get the information he needs. >> i'm one of those 15 partners on the committee, we sign our names on the report, i want to know that i'm signing something that is the truth. >> reporter: former pope benedict issued a papal edict to get the bank to moderni

it goes back to the vatican bank.lists what ultimately led to the pope's resignation goes back to the vatican bank and the attempt to reform it that went wrong. >> for a minute forget that the vatican is a church. it's also a state. a very rich one. its real estate alone is worth billions. and that's just the buildings, palaces and monasteries, not the art they contain. much of it priceless. the vatican also runs a bank. >> if you follow this crisis to its basic core it's about the money, isn't it? >> i think that's right. i think money is power and power is money. >> phillip weyland is one of the experts on the vatican bank and said it was set up as an offshore bank, designed to be closed and discreet so it could send money to priests in countries where they faced persecution. but the bank's secrecy has also fueled the history of scandal, including allegations that it has laundered money for the mafia. >> today there is the suspicion that it has become an instrument for laundering money for corrupt italian politician

his goal is getting the vatican bank and keeping it with eu standards and benedict made some steps to improve the bank and the financial accounting of the vatican. there's more work to be done. the hope is francis continues the work. >> before i lose this whole topic i want you and kathy to weigh in. on some of these key social issues, religious issues, moral issues, traditional marriage, pro life, contraception, celibate priests do you expect any change? >> no. owes going to be where the church has been for the last 40 or 50 years, particularly as those issues have arisen in the context of whether u.s. law roe v. wade or what we've seen recently on gay marriage not just here but globally. i think the church that's been throughout its history a constant voice. it is the one thing that you can always go back to. and so there is that stability i think that this pope will want to maintain. >> kathy as quickly as you can, you heard what michael steele said about some of these traditional social issues, do you agree? >> i do agree. in fact, the fact that and he was jesuit was held against

he brought in a new president and also you need to get the vatican bank up to european union banking standards and that's a goal that they want the vatican to stay on track of. >> very quickly, do we know much of anything about him as a manager and administrator? >> not that i know so far about pope francis i, but he did run ian archdiocese and not a small one in buenos aires. >> yes. mary thompson, thank you very much. >>> moving from the vatican to washington, security is always an issue. today president obama sat down with some top ceos to talk about cyber attacks. we'll have the latest on that meeting and also explore the biggest threat to our cyber safety. >>> but first, let's look at how stocks fared around the globe. >>> a federal judge is ordering apple's ceo, tim cook, to testify in the government's antitrust case against the company. the lawsuit, which was filed last april, claims apple conspired with several book publishers to hike e-book prices. apple has denied the charges. >>> senate democrats released a federal budget proposal that includes nearly a trillion dollars in

vatican's bank there so corruption sexual abuse also the issue of mold nice thing to church the house being campaign is still talking about the church accepting gay marriage accepting perhaps a change only celibacy laws full priests and perhaps even welcoming women priests into the catholic church however as i said as a well dyed in the world could serve to when it comes to matters of the catholic church i don't think we're going to be seeing too many of those issues regarding huge sweeping changes of how the church of rome deals with the everyday life of those who apostle of the it's ministry well the new pope francis certainly has many challenges facing him leading catholics at a time when the church is facing a deep crisis besides being marred in number of recent mismanagement corruption and even sex scandals the church is also facing aggressive competition from competition from islam which is spreading across europe faster than the christian church gets new members with a number of muslims growing by an estimated eighty six percent in recent years and the number of christians grow

from some of the clients of the vatican's bank there so corruption sexual abuse also the issue of moldnice thing to church there have been campaign is still talking about the church accepting gay marriage accepting perhaps a change only celibacy laws for priests and perhaps even welcoming women priests into the catholic church however as i said as a well dyed in the world could serve to when it comes to matters of the catholic church i very much don't think we're going to be seeing too many of those issues regarding huge sweeping changes of how the church of rome deals with the everyday life of those who apostle of the it's ministry rebuilding the churches reputation after the recent scandals certainly not the only challenge pope francis has ahead of him the church now facing aggressive competition from islam as you can see here the faith spreading across europe much faster than the christian church gets new members the number of muslims has grown by an estimated ninety percent in recent years the number of christians are growing by a mere five percent by two thousand and thirty the gr

scandals have dogged the vatican in recent times thinking particularly about the just who the vatican bankis being dealing with asians that they were certainly far from godly some of the clients of the vatican's bank there so corruption sexual abuse also the issue of modernizing the church there have been campaigners start talking about the church accepting gay marriage accepting perhaps a change only celibacy laws for priests and perhaps even welcoming women priests into the catholic church however as i said as a world dyed in the world conservative when it comes to matters of the catholic church i very much don't think we're going to be seeing too many of those issues regarding huge sweeping changes of how the church of rome deals with the everyday life of those who are. it's ministry rebuilding the reputation of the church after reasons scandals will certainly not be the only challenge pope francis has ahead of him the church now facing aggressive competition from islam as you can see here islam spreading across europe much faster than the christian church gets new members the number of

power is money. >> reporter: philip wyland is an expert on the vatican bank and said it was set up likeank, designed to be closed and discreet to send money, for example, to priests in countries where they faced persecution. but the bank's secrecy has fuelled a history of scandal, including allegations that it laundered money for the mafia. >> today there is the suspicion that it has become an instrument for laundering money for corrupt italian politicians and businessmen, for b members of the italian social elite. >> reporter: the vatican bank denied allegations of corruption. but in 2009 the pope cast an archbishop named carlo maria viganeault to clean up the finances at the vatican. he asked tough questions about kickbacks, favoritisms and how the vatican's money was being spent. >> that was a real problem for the vatican. if you open the books on the past thoughts of very unsavory things emerge. >> reporter: one of the letters smuggled out was from viganeaul who wrote he was slandered and sidelined from the inside. >> did gabrieli bring you that letter? >> yes. >> viganeault became

the new bank will be as much ceo as spiritual leader. vatican watchers say that reality is already shaping the conclave. >> i think the cardinals are looking for a pope who either has strong management and administrative skills or can delegate them and follow them closely. >> the first vote is expected tuesday afternoon. danielle nottingham, cbs news, vatican city. >> the conclave is expected to last three days, or two to three days. there could be a new pope by the end of this week. >>> a series of ads coming to a muni bus near you. they have people asking, are they hate speech or free speech? kpix5 is in san francisco with a look at the ads being bought by a group called the american freedom defense initiative. >> the point of advertising is to get your message heard, these bus ads are susceptible. ads went on muni buses today. they point out what terrorists have said. draws us closer. >> the purpose of our campaign is to show the reality of jay gihad. >> put up similar billboards here last year. these. they compared israel's enemies as savage

being sufficiently transparent. >> when you think of benedict's papacy, john paul's papacy, the vatican bank time and time again embarrassing the holly sea. the next pope coming in has to think to himself, you know, it's time to finally reign this in. clean it up. the vatican, shep, has taken some steps recently to answer some regulators questions. one of pope benedict the xvith's last move in office was to fire the head of the bank and put in someone new. a german banker. still, this will be a big file in the inbox of the next pope, shep? >> shepard: yeah, it would have to be. watching how all of this goes down tomorrow and for the next whatever days, some the rituals involved here are centuries old, amy. >> centuries old and quite beautiful, shep. today what we saw was an oath that 90 people who are not cardinal electors but involved in the conclave in some way had to take an oath of secrecy. these people were swiss guards. --y were minute any bus mini bus drivers who will be shuffling the cardinals. priests will be on hand. they had to swear they will not reveal any of what they see or he

esman called him a reformer hoping to clean up the money laundering scandal in the vatican bank. pope francis is the first jesuit pope, the order typically teaches and works on behalf of the poor but seldom rises in the church hierarchy. the crowd is not as big as st.peters's square. i'll take you back live, vatican city. pope francis postponed a visit planned for today to confirm with emeritus pope benedict but at 9:00 pacific time the new pope will lead mass in the sistine chapel with all the cardinals in attendance. about 100,000 people were there to cheer when white smoke came yesterday. an hour later pope francis emerged on the balcony to greet his followers. >> let's always pray for each other. let's pray for the entire world. so that there can be great brotherhood. >> the pope chose his name from st. francis of assisi, the 13th century friar who helped the poor. he will be installed next tuesday. >>> san francisco is named after st. francis. [bells] the bells rang at st. mary's cathedral to signify the election of a new pope. bay area catholics say they are excited about t

there's the financial scandal within the vatican bank. that is true. you have to remember, this is the largest organization in the world. within any organization at large, there are bound to be problems. some of them have crumbling columns. for a journalist, it is almost an endless topic. >> pope benedict, one of the last things he said to his cardinals, is that he wants them to act together like an orchestra, as opposed to the kind of fighting we have heard about and that he talks about as well, actually. can be onek there cardinal now elected who can solve these problems? many of them said that is what they really need to see in here. >> i think what the next pope had to do, if he is going to be considered a success in the global media, is basically two things. he will need a strong secretary of state, which is basically a cheap of staff bring these scandals to heal. he needs to be a figure of peace on the global stage. he needs to recapture that primary role of the pope which is that of a moral statesman. someone who espouses peace. he can do that.

a spokesman called him a reformer hoping to clean up the money laundering scandal in the vatican bank. pope francis is the first jesuit pope, the order typically teaches and works on behalf of the poor but seldom rises in the church hierarchy. the crowd is not as big as st.peters's square. i'll take you back live, vatican city. pope francis postponed a visit planned for today to confirm with emeritus pope benedict but at 9:00 pacific time the new pope will lead mass in the sistine chapel with all the cardinals in attendance. about 100,000 people were there to cheer when white smoke came yesterday. an hour later pope francis emerged on the balcony to greet his followers. >> let's always pray for each other. let's pray for the entire world. so that there can be great brotherhood. >> the pope chose his name from st. francis of assisi, the 13th century friar who helped the poor. he will be installed next tuesday. >>> san francisco is named after st. francis. [bells] the bells rang at st. mary's cathedral to signify the election of a new pope. bay area catholics say they are excited about

a lot of power, akeley vatican bank, which has an extreme amount of power, and the question is what kind of political muscle he has. at this point, we know he is incredibly efficient in matters of pr. the campaign is rolling in from our very eyes, and you could think about how differently would think about the vatican from last week to this week, but it is not clear yet that he has the political muscle to really affect or reform as is needed. >> the church has been engaged in a dialogue with other faiths, judaism and islam. will he continue the approach of his predecessors? >> i think he will deepen this trend, and a thing -- i think it is something he has done in argentina and you will see across the board now. so, yes. >> thanks very much. barack obama is set to arrive in israel on wednesday. it will be his first official visit as u.s. president. israel and the u.s. are, of course, close allies, but obama did not travel to the country during his first term. >> that decision was widely considered a snub of israel, and many israelis view the u.s. leader with a bit of skepticism. winning

there's the financial scandal within the vatican bank. that is true. you have to remember, this is the largest organization in the world. within any organization at large, there are bound to be problems. some of them have crumbling columns. for a journalist, it is almost an endless topic. >> pope benedict, one of the last things he said to his cardinals, is that he wants them to act together like an orchestra, as opposed to the kind of fighting we have heard about and that he talks about as well, actually. can be onek there cardinal now elected who can solve these problems? many of them said that is what they really need to see in here. >> i think what the next pope had to do, if he is going to be considered a success in the global media, is basically two things. he will need a strong secretary of state, which is basically a cheap of staff bring these scandals to heal. he needs to be a figure of peace on the global stage. he needs to recapture that primary role of the pope which is that of a moral statesman. someone who espouses peace. he can do that.

there ongoing investigations of sex scandals to legal troubles facing the vatican bank, the new pope will be as much ceo as spiritual leader. >> i think the cardinals are certainly looking for a pope who either has strong management and administrative skills or can delegate them and follow them closely. >> reporter: the first vote is expected tuesday afternoon. the cardinals will attend mass this morning at st. peter's basilica. then later the cardinals will start voting. now, that vote is conditional. it doesn't have to happen if they don't want it to. but if there is a vote this evening, they're saying we may be should see smoke maybe around 6, 7, 8:00 this evening. live in vatican city, danielle nottingham. ken, back to you. >> it's a fascinating sort of ritual they go through. now, we have cardinals from africa, from europe, from the united states. is there any particular language that they communicate in? do they pick one? >> reporter: well, we can't say with 100% certainty, because the cardinals aren't allowed to talk about what happens within these meetings. but we do know tha

scherer, although he's well known within the curia and is on the commission which oversees the vatican bank. on the other side of the ledger is cardinal angelo scola. although he's italian, he's based in milan and he's somebody that would clean out many of the roman insiders. if either of those names should falter, experts say there is a real possibility an american could rise to the top. boston cardinal shaun o'malley and new york cardinal timothy dolan are the u.s. papal contenders. they've been careful to create a list of criteria, what they're looking for. really what it comes down to is do they want a pastoral leader someone who's charismatic, who can bring people into the church, or someone who is managerial who can clean out the church after all the sex abuse scandals and bureaucracy issues. reporting live in vatican city, vinita nair. back to you, anne-marie. >> the world is watching. thank you very much. >>> the united states and korea begin their annual war. the military drills last for 11 days. south korean activists ripped up and burned a photo of north korean leader kim jong-un

the archbishop of sao paulo although known in the curia and on the commission which oversees the vatican bank. on the other side of the ledger is cardinal angelo scola, although he is italian, he is based in the law and is considered somewhat who would clean out many of the roman insiders. if either of those names should falter, experts say there is a real possibility an american could rise to the top. boston cardinal sean o'malley and new york cardinal timothy dolan are the leading u.s. papal contenders. vinita nair, cbs news, vatican city. >> that conclave will begin tomorrow morning with mass. this is a live picture of vatican city. the cardinals will vote tomorrow afternoon. and just a note, "cbs this morning" broadcasting live from vatican city beginning today all week long. >>> today is the second anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed nearly 19,000 people in japan. 300,000 people are still homeless two years after the quake and that devastating tsunami. an estimated 1.5 million tons of debris washed out to sea and some of that debris continues to show up on

we have had the vatican scandal, the vatican bank, the clergy sex abuse history. all these things are saying maybe we need a breath of fresh air. they may be looking beyond europe. plus, they see the statistics and the state of the church, the places where the church is thriving and vibrant are not in western europe. they may be looking how is the church doing so well in certain parts of the world. and thank you. hopefully we will have an answer by the end of the week, well in time for easter. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> watch the glasses of chianti and other things. coming up, why companies are spending billions to turn abandoned buildings back into bustling factories here in the united states. >> in the wang fu rivers outside of shanghai, some unpleasant scenes emerged. as many as 3,000 pigs have gone found floating in the water. this is the river which supplies the city with drinking water. tests on the water have been carried out, and authorities maintain it hasn't been affect. here is the story, and a warning. you may find some of the images up

another challenge facing pope francis will be how to reform or how to reform the finances of the vatican bankitalian journalist franco all these things there needs to be such a large spiritual rebranding of the church that will be a tough task especially in the current crisis hit europe. nobody who comes from sold american disagree since it would be for the study of progress but be assured. of terms which will europe for action you should read. can be. especially in europe where you should get used to their needs you know that you and the region. is going to be could be. the world did you know are you you sure. remember artie's not only on the air but online is well there you can find this in the price of war that's claimed thousands of lives be determined as we report on r.t. dot com a new study says yes blaming the u.s. led conflict in iraq has cost one point seven trillion dollars of figure far greater than thought in the past. and another click away well already giving intelligence services access to private data without a court order the sky is still being pressured into registering as t

if only they had known about what was happening within the vatican bank.d realized what's going on, then none of this would have happened. and yet juxtapose that with this no tweeting, no information, no involvement from anyone, the least transparent process of anything maybe we will witness this year juxtaposed against this seemingly universal realization that it's transparency that hurts so much. and i'm sure that that's something with which a lot of catholics are struggling and something which i'm finding challenging to cover, frankly, because if you talk to those who speak for the vatican and otherwise, these lines of questioning are uncomfortable, and i certainly understand that. they're also worthwhile. jenna: some important context for us. shep is going to stay with us. he's going to be covering, of course, the rest of this process throughout the day here on fox news. just for some timeline, we're about 12:30 eastern time, right around 3 p.m. eastern time we expect to perhaps see what could be the results of the first vote. it looks like we're comin

involvement in bribery and other challenge facing pope francis will be how to reform the finances of the vatican bank italian journalist franco a leave of things that needs to be such a large spiritual rebranding of the church will be a tough task especially in crisis hit europe. nobody good comes from so the mere your view should very very well be for the study . of terms which will. be should read. especially in europe where you get you know that you're doing fine there. you know that you're in the region. she's going to be to be programmed if you will did you know they were jewish to do that you know. turning now to some other stories making global headlines this hour thousands of shia protesters clashed with riot police in bahrain marking two years since the saudi led crackdown in the nation's pro-democracy uprising protesters burning tires and threw stones at police who responded with stun grenades at least thirty five were wounded clashes the most with violence in the last few weeks bahrain's been locked in political and religious turmoil for years with the shia majority of having a greater voi

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in addition to criticism shared worldwide of a corrupt vatican banking system. >> what is it that the church needs? where does the church need to go? >> reporter: one thing is certain. the race is wide open, with all eyes on that chimney as rome awaits tomorrow. of course no one can really predict who the pope will be, but whether it be a conservative, a reformer, an italian, a north american, latin american, african, one thing that all fangss can agree upon, according to the experts, is that age and stamina will be crucial factors come this election. so look for a pontiff in his 60s, young and spry enough to handle the grueling demands that this next pope will face. >> thanks so much, josh. there's something we want to show you. when those cardinals gather to choose an heir to st. peter, they'll be standing above a sacred place, 40 feet beneath floor the dome behind me, there's a crypt inside a wall marked with the symbol of st. peter. the bones of a man in his 60s when he died, and the pope declared them to be the bones of st. peter, who was also crucified. and the dome above reache

other scandals include the vatican bank which has been accused of having well known to godly business partners when it comes to who it does business with and well there's also other issues that are always going to be part of the catholic faith discussion in the catholic faith that are going to be up for all it's going to have to deal with we're talking about things like the issue of celibacy for priests same sex marriage and perhaps even the adoption of women priests into the catholic church all of these a huge job for whoever takes on the role who inherits the role remember of course benedict stepped down because he said he just wasn't strong enough in body or mind this is a very tough job it's going to take a very tough person to do it in. it is well when we are across those news wires in our correspondent there hopefully soon as we know who that is we'll of course let our viewers know for no peter all of thank you very much ok. now we're sort of touching on this earlier story bradley manning a lead to take that had come out we heard his voice for first timers talk to well first tim

a question about the vatican bank. perhaps more transparency is needed there. that is an issue as well. again, this is about any with a new pope will be announced. we are waiting for the cardinal to do that. as soon as we find out we, too, let you know. after the announcement in new puppeteers and will give his first or deal. it is called to the city and world. it is a blessing. he will likely give some greetings in several languages. latin, of course. then he will speak his own native language. maybe italian. 80 percent of all popes have come from italy. then the u.s. cardinals will head back to north american college, may be available for an interview. he will get this to you as early as possible. while we wait let's get to the markets at the moment. we are seeing a seven-point gain for the dow jones industrial. a little positive sentiment down of floor of the new york stock exchange. a lot of traders were glued to that chimney when the lights month finally came out to announce that there would be a pope. the dow does industrials, butter by eight. s&p 500 mov

the money laundering, exactly what dark forces are trying to launder what kind of money through vatican banked? >> well,ic one of -- i think one of the issues that sadly affected the economy is the main commercial banks stop lending. dennis: i think we may have lost stephen pope but praying to get him back if there is -- never mind. cheryl: i get what you were saying about trying to bridge but the italian debt situation, there's a lot of investors and they may be one saying get that debt now because the country will turn itself around and i think the conclave could be a big piece of that, bringing in money. dennis: italy will not turn itself around. cheryl: i think it will. thank you. new york soda ban. a major blow by a judge. business is applauding. coming up, reaction to the ruling from the restaurant and theater industry. dennis: and mall madness. despite fears that new taxes would take a bite, ahead we'll have why retail is looking forward to a pretty good quarter. cheryl: we want to take a look at the oil contracts. there you go. $93.94. a little gain of 1%. we'll be right back. >> it

they spoke about the vatican bank, an issue that has vexed the vatican as international institutions demand more transparency but housekeeping matters will be put aside and all about the die vine guidance in the process of choosing a new pope. they will make it to the sistine chapel and will be accompanied by cantors who will sing the litany of saints and invocation to the holy spirit. each will take an oath in latin after which the order extra ommus that two additional officiating cardinals and then the voting begins. the pontiff cal investments has come here and he will be in the room of tears and of course accept. it's caused room of tears and then on to the balcony to give the first blessing to the waiting world. shep, the vatican even says we shouldn't expect all this to happen tomorrow. we think we will see smoke tomorrow but it will probably be black. that said, of course, anything is possible once the conclave begins. >> shep: amy kellogg, thank you so much. the founder and editor in chief of a website and junior fellow with the catholic association and knows the ins and outs

this happened under john paul, too, with an american who was in charge of the vatican bank. tried to arrest him and he just lived in the vatican for years and years and escaped that arrest. he actually ended his years i think in arizona. this is not without precedent hiding people in the vatican. cenk: i'm surprised wall street hasn't come up with that yet although they don't need it apparently. if it comes to that, we now declare this the vatican. you cannot arrest us here. >> an independent state right a wall street block there yeah. they don't need it, as you say. no one's arrested anyone there have they? cenk: unfortunately no, they haven't. the idea that he was a very political figure. i read another story in the new york times about how he was a shy pope, and was not fond of politics. i had trouble believing that. you know, he won a vote among over 100 cardinals. my guess a guy who wins a vote like that knows how to play politics. >> well, i have a section in my book about the bully dimension to this man. he was a bully and his brother was a bully. he has a bully a few

leaks scandal, if questions about transparency, not enough transparency, and questions about the vatican bankd the role its plays, is that all about reform? >> i think so. there's no doubt people say pope benedict was not well served by those closest to him. >> those that run the vatican. >> right. definitely, i think people see a need for reform within that structure of the coria. >> father, what is going through your mind as you watch the coverage of the conclave, see the faithful gathered here in rome? >> i think there's a great hope in many people that a new pope can mean new ideas, new reforms. i also think that the entire world, not just the roman catholic world wants to see a better roman catholic church. all of us, regardless of our denomination want the pope to do a good job. the world needs to know the good news. so many times, scandal, corruption, the darkness of the human condition, the result of sin, becomes the headlines every day. we are seeing this thing with cardinal mahoney. i think it's unfair what's happening to him. i don't think he's acted differently than any other card

the vatican bank is an absolute mess and it has got to be cleaned up. and the new pope has got to appoint brand new people to the board and the key officers of that bank. that bank is such a darn mess right now and it's got to be cleaned up. otherwise they will be in trouble with local authorities. second, i think mary mentioned this. the issue of cleaning up the various sex scandals. there has to be a clean sweep. more people have to be fired. more people have to be changed. the church has to be, really, has to be absolutely holy and perfect on this issue. it must be cleaned up. and third is the evangelizing that i think i heard mary mention. one of the issues for pope benedict was to bring more people back into the church. those who have left the church. for example in europe, which has become a very secular place. and also to go and recruit and tell jesus' story all over the world, to make the catholic church much more evangelical. much more meaning to people in their personal life, which is one of the reasons that i converted many years ago. >> this

the nation is also a considerable source of cash collected by its own financial institution, the vatican bank the only clients are priests, nuns, officials of the vatican. a very tiny sort of people. second, they don't lend money, they just collect money from all around the world. the problem is that sometimes we don't understand who is giving and for what goal. >> pope francis has been hailed by catholics as a man of cause. when the cardinals elected him, he came from a mission noted for its boldness. he hasn't chosen his insignia yet but many hope it will we reflect -- reflect the qualities to bring order in his new house. >> russians have celebrated the end of winter and now lint. religions, agan they consumed vast quantities of pancakes. more russians are embracing christianity. we get a report now. >> it's a time of prayer for russia's orthodox faithful. a preparation for lint, a holy eriod of abstinence. there are many churches shuttered. now the towns are pilgrimages for russia's increasingly spiritual society. >> newcomers found their place n life through the church. >> and it is also

movement versus those who wand the power of the curae to remain without all the allegations of the vatican bank and the corruption in the vatican and the need for a better manager? is that the bloc or is it geographic? is it generational? how do you see these power blocs? >> that's a great question. there are groups of cardinals who are know each other very well, geographically, that's probably the most obvious bloc, from different continents. the interesting thing is that all of these cardinals who are voting now, were named by either john paul ii or benedict xvi now john paul ii and benedict xvi worked closely together, there was a lot of continuity among their papacies. so i don't think there's ideological or theological camps going against each other or playing against each other. i believe that the cardinals will, they recognize that there are some managerial talents they want in a pope. they also want someone who can preach the gospel in an attractive way, relevant way. and they want someone they can trust in as a spiritual leader. someone who has a deep spiritual life themselves. so ther

in addition t criticism shared worldwide, of the secret and allegedly corrupt vatican banking system.need and where does it need to go. >> one thing is certain. race is wide open. with all eye on the chimney. as rome awaits tomorrow. >> josh abc news vatican city. >> fascinating process. now afghanistan 5 nato troops died tonight in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. we now know we only know that no enemy activity was spotted in that area. the troops are most likely american or british. now earlier in the day afghan officer fired on american troops killed 2 and injured nearly a dozen more just as the new american defense secretary made a visit to that war torn naichlingts martha has more open that. >> attack unrelenting. suicide bomb in kabul this weekend. attack at military base on friday. and today the deadly machine gun assault by an afghan police officer claiming the lives of those 2 americans. the attack happened just outside this village in the province where we once patrol with u.s. soldiers. last year 35 americans were killed in 46 attacks by afghan forces. but today

the pope needs to address publicly the issues of supposed transgressions within the vatican bank, financialnsgressions. and i think he has a strong enough voice now -- this is a pivotal moment for the church and certainly for this incoming pope. pope francis i. he's got to speak publicly to this, i would think, and let me. he is live in rio with the reaction. miguel? >> reporter: certainly there is a lot of celebration here in latin america. there is some disappointment in rio. one of the top contenders for the papacy was, of course, a cardinal in south pablo just a few hours from where we are. there was certainly some disappointment. across this region tons of excitement. some 40%. one out of every four catholics everywhere in the world lives here in the region of latin america. that latin american catholic religion number is so huge and so important here, it really is a way of life. many folks have joked to us that soccer and religion go hand in hand here. it's a huge win for this region of the country. of course, brazil has recently got the world cup and the olympics. and now argentina h

francis has some serious issues to deal with, the sex abuse scandal, vatican leaks scandal, the vatican bankingssues. from the very beginning he has set a tone here in rome they say really shows things are about to change. the cardinals and bishops who are used to the trappings of their office may be getting the hint here they should start asking what they can do for the church, what they can do for the poor and their flock, rather than asking what the church can do for them. read into this what you will, harris, we were told that pope francis was going to go meet with pope benedict today, he did not. and according to the vatican spokes people that should happen, quote, in the next couple of days, read into that what you will. it might say a lot about the new papacy. >> and we will continue to follow. lelan leland, thank you very much. house speaker john boehner turning down a chance to attend the-- to rome. and he says he's grateful for the invitation, but my duties in the house including hosting the president and prime minister in the capital and the debate on the budget makes that impossible

this week getting to know each other and talking about pressing issues like corruption at the vatican bank cardinals can speak about anything they wish. they're concerned about the state of the church. they can speak among themselves but our role here was to prevent the big themes. >> spokesman for the vatican says the conclave will begin early next week between monday and wednesday. the church is hoping to select a pope and have him in place for palm sunday and for easter. now, the conclave will be inside the chapel. it will be very private. crews have been locking windows and installing antibugging devices. >> the original star wars triowe will be using the force, once again, in the new episode 7 film. they'll resume their iconic roles of solo, luke skywalker and lea. all four were signed before disney bought lucas films for $4 billion. 5:26 is the time. sal is the force with the traffic. >> i hope so. i think we're doing pretty well pam. all right. the traffic is looking pretty good. if you're driving on the freeways. get a look at the east shore freeway. eastbound 80 at 580. there's a

child molestation and for that matter, the recent criminal record of money laundering with the vatican bank? how do you bring the church into the 21st century when it is barely out of the 16th. when it is bound by outdated sexism homophobia, vows of celibacy and hangups of dead guys that have nothing to do with the modern world or with anything jesus christ ever said. what more do you do? more and more followers in the u.s. and europe won't accept your rules anymore. conservatisms are flocking to you in south america and africa. joining me is john shelby spong the former ebusiness -- episcopal bishop whose latest book is "re-claiming the bible for a nonreligious world" which i recommend highly. bishop, what a pleasure to have you on "viewpoint." >> good to be with you john. >> john: i've been pitching you for the show for awhile. we first met on bill maher's show ten years ago. even though you're not a catholic, i wanted your perspective on what the church is going through. many people consider you to be one of the foremost theologians working in america today. i think that's the kind of le

scandals in the church but also let's remember the vatican itself particularly in the form of the vatican bankusations of financial misconduct and irregularity and so on. i think it would be very difficult for pope francis to given this strong anti-corruption track record he has not to be seen as somebody who will take a firm line against the idea of corruption also in the zone of life over which he has most direct control which is the vatican and the church. >>> vatican analyst john allen in rome. okay. let's talk a little sports action on the greens. if tiger woods wince this week's pga tournament and he's leading by the way, starting the final round, he'll be back on top of the world rankings. if he gets a win. >>> the ncaa tournament is gaining momentum and bracket busting cinderella stories continue to unfold. andy, what gives? lots of surprises. >> lots of surprises, fredricka. experts said this year he a tournament would be wide open. last night gan za ga lost to wichita state. this afternoon another juggernaut also went down. ten seed iowa state pulled even with two-seed ohio state in

we know there are broad problems that the new pope is going to face, from what happened at the vatican banksay, the bureaucracy at the vatican. what happens in that room, george? how does it work? >> well, tonight's vote will be an exchange of compliments. >> but do they talk to each other? >> no, no. in the sistine chapel, there's just voting, period. tonight's vote will be an exchange of compliments. the serious business begins tomorrow morning. and i would think by late tomorrow or early thursday, you're going to get a winnowing out of candidates, so that we might have, might have an election by the end of the week. let me say one other thing, though, here, chris. and that is that this pope that's being chosen, who's being chosen, needs to lift up and affirm all of the good things the that are happening in the catholic church, as well as addressing certain obvious problems. there's an immense vitality to catholicism around the world, and the pope needs to encourage that. and the pope needs to be the public face of that. so that we're not simply seeing crisis, scandal, mismanagement, et c

dossier only the pope will see and reportedly discusses problems and inappropriate dealings at the vatican banka secret, underground gay network impacting decisions made. anne thompson live at the vatican. that cloud still holds over the conclave but give us the tick tock of what to expect with march 12th. >> reporter: well, tamron, certainly the scandals that you have mentioned are part of the discussion that is going on among all the cardinals here, but the big news today as you said is the fact that we have a start date for the conclave. it is tuesday, march 12th. what will happen is in the morning there will be a mass here at st. peter's basilica. all the cardinals will participate to pray for the election of a new pontiff and tuesday afternoon going in to the sistine chapel. they will leave their blackberries, their cell phones, their computers behind. there will be an electronic jamming devices around the sistine chapel to make sure no information gets in or out. and innocent, tuesday afternoon, they will vote for a new pope. now, the magic number is 77. that is what someone has to get in

church is not a very transparent organization, a lot of that has been discussed in terms of the vatican bank and the need to reform. that we know not a lot about pope francis and how he will operate but do you think transparency is a big issue for him? a big thing he has to address and any reason to believe that could be something that changes? >> given that we're talking about this selection and that we don't know anything about it -- >> rose: the conclave isn't very transparent. >> exactly many of the issues that you it seems to me the new pope is not doctrinally different if his predecessor orapred saysors. this is not about to become a significantly more-- to use an entire term-- a more liberal church. what i find striking and i would love to hear what you all think about this is one of the things that's happened in evangelical circles is a generational shift from issues of sexual morality about the poor, about h.i.v./aids, about the environment. one question is would a renewed emphasis on social justice perhaps open the culture of the church more even though there might not be movement