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Political agenda. >> lets get to that. if you had a secret ballot of all nra members would they say we need to keep people with mental problems from having guns? >> more than that. >> you heard jim cavanaugh in the afternoon reporting here that said they kept a lot of guns away from people who went to buy a gun for a purpose, they figured out what it was, and stopped them. >> since the brady law was passed and implemented in 1994, 2.4 million sales have been blocked to convicted felons, domestic...

>> what a whirlwind trip for the pope and journalists. we will be watching "new day" to hear what the pope said on that flight. rosa, thanks so much. before celebrating his final mass on sunday, pope francis met with victims of clergy of sex abuse. he promised the abusers will be held accountable for their actions. cnns delia gallagher has the story. >> reporter: it was a private meeting that lasted just over 30 minutes. the vatican says pope francis told survivors he was profoundly sorry for ...

Said in a chapel full of bishops sunday. on the plane, he said he forgives the priests that have committed sexual abuse because, quote, we must forgive because we were all forgiveness. it is another thing to receive that forgiveness. the pope also says about the sex abuse victims who cant forgive their abusers and have lost their faith, quote, i dont judge someone who cant forgive. the pope also saying, consciousness objections like not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples citing religi...

>> he has charisma. he has strong character. he had a lot of discipline as a jesuit. i think at this age he can reveal that. >> reporter: has he strengthened your love and faith for the church? >> he has. >> reporter: thumbs up or down on the popes visit? a giant thumbs up in philadelphia. i think probably the point that many will remember, especially here in philadelphia, as so many issues with sexual abuse, not only the abuse, but the cover up, is when the pope said god weeps for children sexu...

Pope francis met with victims of clergy sex abuse and met with bishops. he promised abusers within the church will be held accountable for their actions. delia gallagher has the rest of the story. >> reporter: pope francis told survivors he was profoundly sorry for the crimes committed against them and the times they tried to speak out and not believed. the holy father hears you and believes you, he said, and deeply regrets some bishops failed in responsibility to protect children. the pope also...

Happening as well. that is new. now, remember this quote, because we know that pope francis is highly quoted. the new one we heard on the plane, i dont judge someone who cant forgive. now, there he was talking about sex abuse families, victims, families and those victims who cant find it in their hearts to forgive their abusers. he said i understand where they come from. he said, again, quote, i dont judge someone who cant forgive, in that particular case. then finally, conscientious objection, ...

Lovable. he said washington was warm but more formal. new york was a bit exuberant. at vice president joe bidens grand farewell sunday night, pope francis said, hes leaving the u.s. with, quote, a heart full of gratitude tweeting when he landed, with my heartfelt thanks, may the love of christ always guide the american people. >> i ask you, please, to pray for me. god bless america. [ applause ] >> now, about his quote, saying, i dont judge someone who cant forgive, he was talking about the vict...

Extended for all who have offended, not just for priests. talk a little bit, if you can, about what happened to you because i know it took you understandably a very long period of time to see what -- to acknowledge what had happen to you and to come forward about it. >> yes. i was told by my priest i would go to hell if i told anyone, so as a child there was no way i was going to tell anyone. also the nuns told me that priests were sent by god so i felt like i was being punished by god. i was th...

Commission to study something that weve known about since the 1980s? weve studied it enough. i dont think those steps are going to protect children. whats going to protect children is if we do things like insist that bishops focus on their website of accused abusers. if we insist there are laws, those are a couple things bishops can do to protect children right now. >> are there still individuals in the church where bishops are in different, s.n.a.p., your network want fired, want sent to prison...

Incredibly accused proven or admitted abusers who were allowed to go to south america and they are actually working in south america. >> i saw that global post article and it was shocking. >> to me, thats shocking. all those children. and theyre not being protected. >> so what must this pope do? >> this pope has to be courageous himself. he cant sit back and say, im not going to tell you what to do. he has to demand accountability and he has to fire or publicly dismiss any bishop who endangers c...