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History is now just four days away from being made at the vatican. they set a date, march 12th to open the conclave in which 115 roman catholic cardinals will elect the next pope. they'll make history, especially so this time for the first time in 598 years, the previous pontiff will be alive to see it. there's another element, though, in the mix. controversy over the many sex abuse scandals rocking the church and some of the 115 cardinals. earlier tonight, i spoke with the national director of s.n.a.p., survivors network for those abused by priests, also john allen, senior vatican respondent....

They'll make history, especially so this time for the first time in 598 years, the previous pontiff will be alive to see it. there's another element, though, in the mix. controversy over the many sex abuse scandals rocking the church and some of the 115 cardinals. earlier tonight, i spoke with the national director of s.n.a.p., also john allen, our senior vatican analyst. walk us through the process. the sistine chapel has been transformed for this conclave. what has to happen before tuesday? >> two things, logistical things that have to be taken care of for example, the chimney atop the sisti...

To young people to make wise decisions, and delay becoming parents, and the city's teen pregnancy rate has declined more than 20% in the last decade, and good job. and this week, these troubling posters began appearing all around the city, and each one featuring a well fed gorgeous, but obviously distressed toddler who is viewing questionably interpretable data and showing shame to his or her mythical parent. if you finish high school and get a job and get married before having children, you have 598% chance of not being in poverty. no, no, no. you see, mr. mayor, that is what i am talking abo...

>> eric: you lied? it was 598 years. >> kimberly: okay. >> eric: i may have a different take on this. i think he is doing the right thing. the pope, rather than this is what happens. the pope dies and we go through the burial, the funeral, the burials. meanwhile, the group that decides who the next pope will be scrambles to hurry up and put another pope in. he is giving everyone ample time to think about it. give two weeks before he retires and they are already picking names. we have potential names. he did the right thing. look at the business. you wouldn't throw a company in to, where you lo...

When pope benedict xvi announced today that he would resign as pope, that he would abdicate the papacy, the move was greeted, frankly, with shock. that is something that has not happened in 600 years is happening right now. but it was also clear immediately that even though nothing like this has happened in 600 years, or 598 years to be exact, the catholic church nevertheless had a plan ready to go. even though no pope has resigned his seat since the year 1415, and this resignation announcement today from pope benedict was totally unexpected, despite all of that, there is apparently an agreed ...