Deteriorated to the extent that i have to recognize my incapacity to fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. Vatican sources said the pope had been considering his resignation for some time but the clerics who heard it were still taken by surprise according to bishop oscar sanchez. We were all stunned he said. All the cardinals looked at each other and that was it. We asked for a last blessing. But perhaps they should have seen it coming. Benedict has been in Failing Health for some time and had previously said he would consider resigning if he felt he could no longer carry on. But vatican officials said no specific medical condition prompted the resignation. Vatican spokesman father Federico Lombardi said the pope acted with what he called great freedom and clarity. We will continue to love him and to receive his love. Reporter benedict is one of the oldest popes to be elected at the age of 78 in 2005 and he had to cope with crises that included the priest sex abuse scandal and the theft of documents from his desk by his trusted butler. The last pope to resign was gregory xii 600 years ago. Benedict cannot participate in the conclave to choose a success which wont begin until the end of the second week of march at the earliest. He will probably live the rest of his life in a congregation for cloistered nuns inside vatican city. Scott . Pelley allen pizzey with st. Peters behind you. Allen, thanks very much. Conclave in latin means with key. The cardinals of the church will meet behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel to elect the pope. The vatican hopes to have the successor in place by easter. Any male catholic can be elected pope, but traditionally the cardinals choose one of their own a cardinal. We asked Mark Phillips whos in the running. Reporter for the princes of the church, the cardinals, the sudden resignation of the pope can be more of a shock than the death of one and it is they who have to choose the next one. According to retired american Cardinal Theodore mccarrick, the church will now be looking for a new pope with a combination of the qualities it liked in the last two. I think theyll be looking for someone who would have some of the wisdom of Pope Benedict and some of the charisma of Pope John Paul ii. Reporter in the murky world of vatican politics no clear frontwinner to replace benedict has emerged. A church which has come to see its future more and more in the developing world will have to decide whether its next leader should be from there. Cardinal Peter Turkson of ghana is a campaigner for social reform and is often cited as the leading african candidate. But the 64yearold has already stumbled on the issue of the churchs relations with islam and is seen as a risky choice. The highest profile potential candidate from latin america may be the 63yearold archbishop of sao paolo brazil Cardinal Odilio Pedro Scherer but the church has yet to demonstrate its ready for a south american pope and hes thought to be a long shot. There are long odds as well for Cardinal Timothy dolan archbishop of new york. But any american candidate would have to overcome the churchs traditional reluctance to elect a superpower pope. If the church reverts to an italian, cardinal anglo scola 71yearold archbishop of milan is a popular figure, but the choice will likely have to do more with the approach from the issues than to geography. Its a complicated world the new holy father faces as it was with the last two holy fathers. But the complications do not ease up, they seem to multiply. Reporter and the choice the church is facing this time is the same one it faced eight years ago when it chose Cardinal Ratzinger then. Then he appeared to be the heir apparent. This time, scott, there isnt one. Pelley mark, thank you very much. Mark just mentioned Cardinal Timothy dolan, the archbishop of new york. He sat down with us earlier today. Were you surprised this morning . Was i ever startled yes i was pelley whats next . This hasnt happened in nearly six hundred years. This hasnt happened in six centuries, has it . Now we know what happens when the pope dies. Whether the same protocol will click in, i dont know. Ill be waiting to see. I would presume what would happen is that the cardinal colleges will be summoned to rome to be there for march 1 because once the chair is vacant, by church law the college of cardinals would be would oversee the day in day out pastoral leadership and governance of the Church Universal. Pelley the pope was very conservative. When a lot of american catholics are looking for a pope to lead into a new era maybe for women in the church, for example. Yeah, they have to realize scott, that the Job Description of the pope is to conserve. laughs you know to conserve the pat ramonny of the faith. So it shouldnt surprise us that a pope could be conservative in the best sense of the world. Pelley would you expect that college of cardinals to give us a pope very similar to the man who appointed them and elected him . I think catholics in general and certainly college of cardinals would look for a man whos able to articulate the trues of the faith with in a compelling way, in a compelling credible way. A man of deep piety. A man who know it is Church Universal and the needs of the people throughout the world. Those would be some of the things i think that people would look for. The Pope Benedict xvi had that. Pelley Cardinal Timothy dolan. In 2008 during a visit to the United States, Pope Benedict xvi did something unprecedented. In a closed meeting in washington, d. C. He met members of the church who had been sexually abused at the hands of priests. Seth doane met with one of those people, the people in that meeting, today. I remember looking autothese stained glass windows going god help me, this isnt happening while he was fondling me grabbing me. Reporter you were just 11 at the time . Yes. Reporter Bernie Mcdade said he was sexually abused by a priest when he was an altar boy at st. James in salem massachusetts. Quite frankly i was brought up as a catholic to think that these people were good good in nature. And all id been surrounded by is deception. Reporter investigating sex abuse was among the assignments for thenCardinal Ratzinger during his more than 20 years in the Vatican Office that deals with church discipline. But he was criticized for not moving quickly to defrock priests who molested children. But as Pope Benedict apologized tub publicly to victims. I express my deep sorrow to the innocent victims of this unspeakable crime. Reporter he was the first pope to meet with victims including Bernie Mcdade. He wouldnt talk to me. He would look down and go yes yes, yes my son. That was it. He wouldnt engage me. I realized after the meeting he was there on a spiritual level to show the world that hey i apologized. What did you hope to get out of your meeting with the pope . I want them to apologize and not just say the words. I want action after the fact. Thats never happened. Never happened. Reporter in recent years the church has expedited its removal of abusive priests but, scott, it has not moved to punish the bishops responsible for protecting those priests by moving them from church to church. Pelley seth, thank you very much. Tonight that massive manhunt continues in Southern California. The police are searching for a fired los angeles cop whos accused of seeking revenge by targeting officers and their families. Hes suspected of killing three people. Bill whitaker gets us up to date on the search. Reporter its the biggest manhunt ever in Southern California and the biggest reward 1 million. More than 600 threw clues about fugitive excop Christopher Dorner have poured in but dorner continues to elude police. Today, river side california d. A. Paul zellerbach filed first degree murder charges against dorner for the slaying of dorner thursday. This individual by both his words and conduct has made it very clear to all of us that every Law Enforcement officer in Southern California is in danger of being shot or killed. Reporter the area around the resort town of big bear east of l. A. Remains the primary focus of the search. Dorners burned out pickup truck was found near here thursday. Since then his trail has grown cold. Back in los angeles 50 protection details are guarding dorners possible targets. L. A. Mayor antonio via a go a. We will find him because were putting our resources to do it and i think it will happen sooner rather than later. Reporter in an online rant, dorner pledged revenge against those who he says are responsible for him being fired from the l. A. P. D. He claims he was wrongly dismissed when he complained his Training Officer used excessive force. Chief charlie beck says hes reopening the case. This investigation has been reviewed at multiple points and im eel look at it again because not to appease him but to make sure the community understands that were transparent and we value fairness. Reporter scott, here at the l. A. P. D. , the tactical alert has been called off, which means that the officers have returned to their regular schedules. But police say that doesnt mean that they have let down their guards. They say they believe dorner will strike again if given the chance. Pelley bill, thank you. A Senate Committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow on the nomination of chuck hagel to be secretary of defense. Hagel is a republican but hes been drawing a lot of criticism from senate republicans. In an interview tomorrow on cbs this morning, former republican Vice President dick cheney will join the chorus. My guess is if youre looking for what the president s motives are for picking chuck hagel i think he wants a republican to go be the foil, if you will for what he wants to do to the department which is, i think, do serious, serious damage to our military capabilities. Pelley Vice President dick cheney spoke with charlie rose and you can see their interview first thing tomorrow on cbs this morning. The man known as americas top military sniper was remembered at a memorial today. Millions took a dip in the ganges repeating an ancient ritual. And two days after the blizzard some are asking wheres the plow . When the cbs evening news continues. ] [ female announcer ] if you have rheumatoid arthritis, can you start the day the way you want . Can orencia help . Could your i want become i can . Talk to your doctor. 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How do you feel after swimming in the ganges . This is our heritage he told us. The mother ganges has given us her blessings since the beginning of time. Then came the pilgrims. A flood of humanity not driven by war or hunger but moved by a shared faith. Theyve gathered here from all over india camped out in a giant city of tents in a carnival atmosphere. This country modernizing fast but hindus are still rooted in an ancient religion. This woman comes from a wealthy indian family but gave up nearly all of her material possessions to study with holy men. He thinks hes a king . Hes got nothing but hes a king in his heart. Reporter on the banks of the ganges this religious service became increasingly chaotic. At times it had come dangerously close to being a stampede as the pilgrims have rushed forward wave after wave to wash in the water. Later in the day came the news that there was a stampede as pilgrims left the kumbh mela and tried to board a trade. 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