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It's a numbers game. isn't it, e.j.? just 6% of the global church is american and where it's growing in places like latin america and africa, it's far more conservative. >> it is and it isn't. when you look at the possible popes, the two front runners, to the extent they are, these are from the first world and they probably are pretty pure, in my terms, communion or conservative catholics. some of the more liberal candidates, you know, liberal i use guardedly, you know, that's a pretty conservative bunch who are gathering. ravazi is italian. other than the, from brazil he could be on the more ...

In rome, an imposter posing as a bishop was able to don have vestments and mingle with the cardinals. socializing, taking pictures and then the swiss guard noticed his ensemble wasn't quite right. this morning, we still don't know when the conclave will be, althoughcati catioindications a cardinals are looking for a hope to help straightingen out the mess. e.j.deon wrote about it in the washington post. e.j., good morning. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> good to be with you. it varies the political between our politics here in the state and the conclave and congress. would you say in ...

And father radcliff, who i quote in the piece says how everybody feels a little more homeless. on the other side, they want to change the church and say, i won't be at home here any more. we have to deal with that problem of homelessness. but my view is you don't cure homelessness by throwing one side out of the house. >> e.j. dee rionndionne, fascin article. >> thank you. the 23-year-old woman who said senator manendez paid her for sex now admits she made it all up. the woman never met manendez and was paid to make the claims. the senator did deny those allegations from the start and says h...

Time we wouldn't back down. this time we're not going to let the threats stand in the way of progress and protecting our kids. with me now, e.j.deon, "the washington post" contributor. this week he wrote about people getting on board with gun control. and melissa harris-perry, joining me. >> good to be with you, and melissa. >> what are you looking at, we're getting different reports. >> well, first of all, i understand the folks are freaking out for a reason. which is, there really is momentum now and they are starting to pick up support. what i understand is there is a lot of support for uni...

Armed, yes. >> let me ask you, e.j., the gun makers who have given a lot of money to the nra, gun donations in the last six years, are estimated up to $39 million, and has paid off. "the huffington post" estimated it is to the tune of $12 billion. so let's not talk that there is not a profit motive involved in a lot of this. >> well, i think it is very important reporting. i always talk to the nra as representing gun manufacturers. and i think the more people who realize this that it is really about manufacturers and not the average gun owner in america, the more people who own guns are going ...