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>> father martin, some of the other issues that have come up in coverage by "the new york times," the fact that nuns have been abused, the fact that there was vatican guidance for priests who father children. how does that happen? >> well, people sin. people commit crimes. and i think what's important for the church to do is to face it squarely and not to say, well, it happens in other places or it's only a certain percentage. we need to face these kinds of things. this particular meeting, though, is focused on the protection of minors so they're trying to zero in on that in the next few days....

John paul ii is perhaps the most recognizable pope of the modern era. >> deliver us, lord, from every evil. >> often called the tv pope, he brings the papacy directly into the homes of catholics and non-catholics alike. over the course of his 28-year reign, john paul ii makes the pope an international icon. >> i would challenge anyone to think of the names of two or three popes before j.p. ii. no pope under any circumstance has ever had the impact that j.p. ii had. >> before john paul ii, the papacy is a quiet vestige of an ancient tradition. popes are religious figureheads atop a hill in rome...

>> bobby and lbj always hated each other. bobby kennedy thought lbj was a bully. lbj thought bobby was an annoying runt. a bad match. >> the kennedys need the big texan to carry the south. and appease voters uncomfortable with electing a catholic. >> there will be some non-catholics who will vote against senator kennedy because of his religion. the governor of the state of north carolina said he felt that this problem or difficulty would cost us maybe 200,000 votes in the state of north carolina. >> it feels so silly. it feels so remote. but it really wasn't that remote in the grand scheme of ...

Against vice presidential candidate, lyndon johnson. >> bobby and lbj always hated each other. bobby kennedy thought lbj was a big bully. lbj thought bobby was an annoying little runt. a bad match. >> the kennedys need the big texan to carry the south. and appease voters uncomfortable with electing a catholic. >> there will be some non-catholics who will vote against senator kennedy because of his religion. the governor of the state of north carolina said he felt that this problem or difficulty would cost us maybe 200,000 votes in the state of north carolina. >> it feels so silly. it feels so ...