mercy flowing out to humanity. from one end of the square to the other the pope is driving home this message of mercy for a people who often feel like they are experienced anything but mercy much of their lives. >> reporter: did it seem like a visit on the plane when you were coming over with the pope or very much a mission for him? >> very much a mission but traveling with the pope is something of an adventure. the papal plane is not nothing to write home about. the food is mediocre and the seats are uncomfortable but the inflight entertainment is spectacular. >> suffering is purifying, john! >> he comes back to the press department and gives a short message to the press corps. then he does this sort of swing through the entire compartment and coming by to say hello to everybody and people have adopted the custom of giving him gifts. yesterday, a spanish tv crew that won an emmy for their image of the conclave gave him an emmy. the guy behind him needs a luggage cart to bring the stuff