. >> and the children of westboro baptist church, do they really believe this stuff?ens when they want out. tonight, one reporter's attempt to understand the so-called warriors of the bible. why are they so mean? >> this special edition of "nightline," preaching hate will >>> this is a special edition of "nightline." preaching hate. >> and good evening, we've all probably heard a thing or two of that church whose members preached anti-gay vile, tonight, you will see the church from the inside. abc's nick watts decided to spend time with the church, to learn why they twisted it into something so hateful. >> reporter: every day somewhere in america, this little band is picketing somewhere in america, spreading god's true word and telling the rest of us who god hates. >> god still hates fags. >> it is one man, one woman per lifetime. >> reporter: they stir anger pretty much everywhere they go. >> huh? >> this is normal -- i'm used to it. you use that expression, and you're like oh, my god, they're so pissed off, they have been told this their whole life and they can't se

tracy byrd said pope francis gave the middle finger to the westboro baptist church. >> bill: yes. >>hil says pope francis does one thing and the church does another. don't actions speak louder than words. let's see where this goes. you can find us at bpshow and share your comments there. >> it is worth mentioning that catholics in general are far more progressive than this pope -- than this church even when it comes to issues of same-sex marriage and gay quality, so on and so forth. the majority of catholics saying they support the freedom to marry for gay people and so francis is catching up but he is so far behind his congregation. >> bill: the catholic bishops are even further behind. we try not to spend too much time talking about anthony weiner and bob filner but particularly in the weiner case. but you have reported this week on a lot of people are still trying to drag huma abedin, of course, she was there alongside of anthony weiner, she is married to him and has stood by him. to a certain extent she will always be part of the story. fox news has gone beyond this. >> well, the