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John paul ii, i thought, you know? he was a poet and a writer, and i think a kind of mystic, i.e., a poet who lived in a religious context. and something about that -- he himself really believed -- >> that's the thing, i think john paul ii projected a profound, deep, sincere faith that was sort of contagious. and you are right about the mystical dimension of john paul ii. you'll remember, of course, that on may 13th, 1981, he was shot in st. peter's square by a turkish gunman, which also happened to be the catholic church's feast of our lady. he was convinced that the virgin mary, our lady of ...

On may 13th, 1981, the pope was shot in st. peter's square and barely survived. rescued from death, he believed, by mary's hand. >> i believe and i am sure he believes it, too, that it was the virgin of fatima that saved him. yes, i think he believes it. the pope has said once to my bishop that he comes to fatima every day. ♪ >> fatima is the town in portugal where the catholic church believes this image of the virgin mary appeared to three shepherd children on may 13, 1916, 65 years to the day that the pope was nearly killed by this bullet. the virgin mary also gave three secrets to the chi...

Got transferred to the feminine figure in the christian tradition, connected with jesus at his birth, namely his mother. >> the vatican is the sacred heart of marian devotion. that has been especially true under pope john paul ii and with good reason. on may 13th, 1981, the pope was shot in st. peter's square and barely survived. rescued from death, he believed, by mary's hand. >> i believe and i am sure he believes it, too, that it was the virgin of fatima that saved him. yes, i think he believes it. the pope has said once to my bishop that he comes to fatima every day.

Security forces deem as necessary, and, and what the pope clearly is, is very intrinsic to how he sees the, the role of himself as a shepherd of his people? >> oh, absolutely, soledad. i mean we were talking earlier this morning that the world may be charmed by pope francis so far, but his security detail, not so much. i mean, you know, one of them was quoted in the italian papers this week as saying that if things don't get back to normal around here pretty quickly this guy's going to drive us all nuts because they're scrambling to sort of keep up with him. clearly this is a pope who does not...

they have both been dead for nearly 2,000 years. one is venerated as the mother of jesus, the good virgin mary who said "yes" to god's request and who reigns from heaven crowned with stars. >> in a sense, you could say that christianity began the moment mary gave birth. in fact, you could say the whole modern world begins the moment mary gave birth. it's the way we make dates, ount our age, our anniversaries and so on, from the moment mary gave birth. >> the other mary, called magdalene, is the bad mary. who was seized by demons. in ancient times, scholars say, her flaming red hair w...