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Conclave, each cardinal gets three to five minutes was extremely powerful, and it med people. >> to become pope, a candidate needs 2/3 majority plus one vote. but bergoglio only gets 25 votes, second place in the first ballot. just two hours after cardinals went into seclusion, crowds eye the black smoke with disappointment. elisabetta piquet heads home where she gets some inside information. her husband, a fellow journalist interviewed many cardinals right before the conclave. analyzing what he learned, piquet realizes their old friend padre jorge might have a shot at becoming pope. but her e...

Ignore. >> it was always kind of clear that pope benedict xvi was getting weaker by the month. >> but some fear the release of vatican secrets may be the real reason benedict is retiring. >> there had been some scandals his buttlers had stolen papers from the vatican office and forwarded them to journalists. >> the butler's exposed nepotism, brierks even the blackmailing of gay priests. before benedict even takes off for retirement, speculation begins about who is next. >> this morning, cardinals are reflecting over the task at hand after a weekend spent celebrating mass at their assigned pari...