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Middle ages. >> we're hearing maybe it's on the table for at least discussion and that's all really people are asking. >> reporter: in an interview with venezuela's newspaper, the archbishop said efforts the church made to keep eee -- >> the exception of the papacy has changed with francis. >> reporter: the trend is clear, there was the 76-year-old pontiff taking on the equally sensitive subject of gays in the church by saying whom am i to judge? he even used the word gay. another first. in a newly published letter, the pope once again called for dialogue between the church and nonbelievers. t...

Want to share a special moment with you now. a final farewell to the faithful. pope benedict xvi addressing an enormous crowd in morning in st. peter's square for his final time. we say good morning you. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom". martha: good to see you, bill. i'm martha maccallum. what a emotional and historic moment we saw play out today. it has been 600 years since the last time a pope made this decision to step down. more than 150,000 people filed into st. peter's square to be part of this moment to witness it live. pope benedict going along in the pope mobile there...