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Countries around the world, including the united states. and so that's one problem. the vatican argues that the pope, because he is the head of state, has immunity. another issue they will raise regarding these cases in the united states is that the u.s. bishops who oversaw the abusive priests in kentucky were not employees of the vatican and then the third thing they are going to argue in this case is that a 1962 document that the lawyers point to as a smoking gun does not prohibit, they say, bishops from going to authorities, civil authorities, and telling them about abuse cases. tamron? >> ...

Launching a massive pr blitz to defend the pope's role in the worldwide sex abuse scandal. instead of contrition, and asking for forgiveness, get a-load of the following -- the vatican's pushing back against the idea that pope benedict xvi should take personal responsibility for the child abuse scandal. its defending his management of abuse cases. some catholic officials suggest it was the previous pope, john paul ii, who blocked investigations into pedophile priests. and the vatican's planning a legal defense against an american lawsuit that would for force the pope to answer questions under ...

First of all, it's going to say that the pope is the head of state and therefore, has immunity. secondly, it will make the argument that the u.s. bishops who oversaw these priests were not employees of the vatican and and thirdly a document in 1962 that some point to as a, quote unquote, smoking gun is not that and that document does not prohibit bishops from going to police when they learn about abuse cases. so that's the latest from here in rome. chuck? >> all right, anne thompson for us at the vatican. i have to say, savannah, wait and see. he's got a big platform this week obviously being ...