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>> i think it's good that the pope has addressed the issue publicly, which he hasn't done in a long time. but i think that still a lot more needs to be done. the real problem, the real cause of this scandal was not just the pedophile priests but the silence and the complicity of bishops in moving and supporting pedophile priests. >> dan, your reaction? >> i agree with francis. all the statements by pope are still not addressing the underlying issues, which are quite extreme. and the accountability issue has not been addressed. bishops have not been asked to resign. so again, we're just touchin...

Proven that the vatican bureaucracy does not know how to handle decisionmaking. >> dan, short of resigning, what do you do as pope? >> well, unfortunately, his resignation would not accomplish very much at this point because he would simply be replaced by another bishop or cardinal with simeone misguided loyalties whereby, you know, they look out for the good of the institution and not the good of the people of god. >> francis, i think we might have lost dan there via phone. we'll see if we've got that connection still. but let me ask you, francis, you know, how do you balance zero tolerance f...

Determined by the circumstances of the case, and the possibility for reformation should be determined by medical and pastoral people. so i don't think that -- again, i don't think that a one size fits all answer solves the problem. i think it will just exacerbate problems. >> francis and dan, appreciate -- thank you. we've got to leave it there, francis. >> mm-hmm. >> we'll continue to follow this story and the all the developments that happen from the vatican. francis debernardo and dan bartley, appreciate it. finally airplanes airborne. six days after a cloud of volcanic ash swept over muc...

over her mom's apple sauce. you think you've got an airport nightmare story? wait till you see this. we begin with a new promise from the pope. that's it. i've had enough. just a few days ago, he teared up while talking to abuse victims in malta, told them he'd do something about it. pope benedict is going public, telling a crowd in st. peter's square that the vatican is going to start taking action against pedophile priests. that's the message. enough is enough. tough action is coming. but no real mention of what that action is. joining me live in washington, francis debernardo, e...

Over her mom's apple sauce. you think you've got an airport nightmare story? wait till you see this. we begin with a new promise from the pope. that's it. i've had enough. just a few days ago, he teared up while talking to abuse victims in malta, told them he'd do something about it. pope benedict is going public, telling a crowd in st. peter's square that the vatican is going to start taking action against pedophile priests. that's the message. enough is enough. tough action is coming. but no real mention of what that action is. joining me live in washington, francis debernardo, executive d...