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In 2005, he was reported to be the runner-up to then cardinal ratzinger to assume the chair of st. peter. he takes over at age 76, just two years younger than ratzinger was when he became pope. he also has just one lung, having lost the other to infection as a teenager. but questions about his age and health seem to be far from the minds of his flock, and his countrymen on this historic day. >> i think that he has a very good skills, and he is very nice person. is very charismatic and simple per...

The leak scandal, the bank, and the papal sexual abuse scandal, the presex abuse scandal to deal with as he moves forward and tries to move the church forward. he is said to be somebody who wants these priests and these cardinals to return to much more humble traditions. they are not above their flock. he, as you might remember, asked all the parishioners and all of the faithful to pray for him. all of a sudden youre going to be asking what you can do for the church, rather than what the church ...

Cross he used back in his time back in argentina, harris. >> i know theyre minor details, but they talk to the larger fabric of things, if you will, that are really changing that we can see before our eyes. what about the cardinals who like their fancy accoutrement? >> well, theres a lot of people here who say the old west saying might apply, theres a new sheriff in town. remember, pope francis has some serious issues to deal with, the sex abuse scandal, vatican leaks scandal, the vatican bankin...

John paul ii, who made him a cardinal in 2001. as archbishop of buenos aires, bergoglio opted to live a humble life, taking residence in an apartment, instead of the archbishops palace afforded to him. and he commuted with the people. >> he renounced his chauffeur-driven limousine, and actually took the bus to work every day so the people of buenos aires knew that if they wanted a few minutes with their archbishop, they could simply hop on the bus with him and have a sort of informal rolling aud...

Year history of this church. >> he absolutely could. remember, john 23rd was thought to be a transitional figure and he was. i think what is interesting to watch here is the balance that francis strikes between two of the missions of the church. one is looking upward which is sacramental and repeating commandment in do this in remembrance of me and reaching out and embodying and enacting that gospel of caring for the less fortunate. it will be a very interesting dynamic because you also have a c...

>> reporter: how are you going to celebrate tonight? >> were going to pizza and to talk all night. i cant do anything else. >> just think about the idea we are having an argentinian pope. >> and we are here also and an argentinian pope. it is too much. i cant do anything but talk about it tonight. >> so happy. >> reporter: okay. mercedes and josephina thank you very much. >> thanks to you and the two ladies from argentina. pope francis i becomes the spiritual leader of the worlds 1.2 billion cat...

Home. do they go back home to their respective countries and cities with a mandate from the new pope or does that come later? >> they come back with a mandate. theyll be expected to pass along the message hes given. if the pope says i want you to go forth and evangelize and bring more catholics into the flock, that will be the new buzzword. if he says its time for hugh hugh mill -- humility, thats what theyll do. >> megyn: speak if you can about the support that the new pope will have. even thou...

Defense. i read some materials about this, and im sure -- >> very prepared. >> i come prepared, yeah. >> next i want to talk more about the bird on top of the chimney. the papal sea gull has its own hashtag. >> there was a part she was complains about how commercialized christmas is. i can sign on to that part. >> listen, ill say this, and im going to pivot to a more serious, substantive point as i am wont to do. we dont think about looking out for one another, the community, the sense of the fl...

Vatican but comes from a continent that has seen an explosion in catholicism over the last few decades. complete discretion surrounds the entire voting process. beyond the cardinals, an oath of secrecy was taken monday by other priests on hand to aid in the vote. the swiss guard, the vatican police, even the cooks and cleaning staff. and once the pope is elected, hell go here to the room of tears. the vatican released rare footage of this chamber where the pontiff dons his papal robe for the fir...

Says to the disciples, it was not you who chose me but i who chose you. it reminds the cardinals that they need to be listening to what the lords intentions are. >> what about the peoples intention? the flock? because at the end of the day, this is really service to those people. and i think that maybe is part of the problem in the secrecy, that at the end of the day, who you serve doesnt necessarily have a voice here. >> well, i think, i hope that what happened last week in all of the general c...