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Now is your chance to talk back. the question this morning what kind of spiritual leader will draw people back to organized religion? catholics hope pope francis, revered for his devotion to the poor will, bring more people, especially young people, back to the catholic church. >> i ran from work, and i have to go to the church. a couple of blocks down. i said i have to come to a church and thank god we have this pope we are not alone. >> exciting for the catholic chur church, especially in the ...

Martha: here at home, latin americans are excited about the argentinian pontiff. listen to some of their reaction. >> so its like, north america, central america, south america, and of course being argue gentine im very proud of it. >> americans are known for their strength in catholicism. i think this will inspire great devotion to our lord. martha: there are about 68 million catholics in the united states. of that number 24 million of them are latino catholics. they make up 35%, they make up 3...

Carrying, as much firepower as they want to and sit down next to you at the restaurant and drink all night with their guns there. anybody whos comfortable in a situation like that is an idiot. thank you, sam stein. thank you -- maybe there are some idiots down there, but why they voted for this guy, cruz, beyond me. he gets worth every night. coming up, cpac, conservative political action conference, rolled into washington, d.c., today. birthers like donald trump and louie gohmert will be ther...

When he was first announced. he came out simple, white, this is their prayer outfit. this is what he decided to wear, showing the public telling them something. we are yet to learn what that means. this is a humble man, comes from a hummable background. the way he speaks is humble. interesting to see changes will start happening rather quickly. >> should be an interesting first few months. he sets a whole new tone for the church. beyond the outfit. the cross he wears. pope john paul and pope ben...

We really dont know. its interesting he mentioned he wants to also tomorrow make a visit to the blessed virgin mary. obviously he has a devotion to the blessed virgin mary. considering she was the mother of jesus and shes considered spiritually the mother of all catholics and all christians. i dont know if that means will he make that visit in one of the chapels inside the vatican or maybe hell make a visit to one of the shrines in the city of rome. we dont really know. theres a lot were going t...

Im thinking 76. you and i know over the years popes who have chosen and their age being considered, maybe they would play an interim role. conventional wisdom, as you know, the church has a loss of mess on its hands, you need somebody to clean house, clean up, and then set the stage for the next guy. >> well, ill tell you what i like about this appointment, this election, one, its a great tribute to the latin american catholic community across the world. particularly in latin america but also th...

Too, ive got mine with me right now. and its just a symbol that brings us all together. and you mentioned the nun holding the rosary, i think its interesting to see how this next pope decides to approach nuns, the women who have given their lives to a religious life. theres been a little bit of dispute recently with american nuns, i think now would be a perfect time for the new pope to say, sisters, we understand what you do for us and we thank you. >> megyn: how hard is it to-- there we go, the...

Colombians, and united states have to our blessed mother is real big. one of our first devotion. our lady guadalupe. and i was impressed when pope francis mentioned that one of his first acts will go to visit our blessed mother. that reflects our blessed mother in the hearts of us. in the hearts of latin americans. the celebration of our lady guadalupe is a big event in the united states and in mexico. and and devotions of latin-america to the church. and devotions, one of the traditionalists of...

Pontificate and he will bring about reforms needed so the next generation of leadership can come in and take us to a new place. >> and critical of political economic corruption of argentinian leaders. let me go back it father mesa. to that point to, father, when you know that this new pope kept an eye on political and economic corruption, if you will, inequality that we see throughout the world but also in latin-america. that the disparity that exists globally from the haves, if you will, and ha...

First of all, soledad, the person who is chosen has to be someone who loves to pray, leads public prayer with great enthusiasm and devotion and prays privately and continually. thats number one. >> okay. >> number two, soledad, we look for a cardinal who will become the pope and is one who can repeat the message of the gospel, attractively and completely, and with great fur for. >> a good communicator. >> number three. it has to be someone who can lead the faithful in the great issues of our day...