and even through the arch diocese of atlanta. how rare is this for them to reach out this way? >> hi, brooke, it's actually not rare at all. whenever the pope visits the country that still has a death penalty and an execution scheduled, it's standard practice for the pope to reach out and try to ask can for clemency. i remember when john paul, now saint john paul was in the united states in 1999. he visited st. louis. at the time there was a death row inmate scheduled for executi execution. that trip u he was at the pope's mass. john paul asked the governor to spare his life, which he actually did. he's now still alive. >> so the letter was successful?