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Yeah, obviously sounds like he can't hear me. donna, and the question. how did it make you feel? you were there. >> look, i've been -- i was born and raised in the catholic church, baptized in the catholic church. still practicing catholic. to see young people excited about the selection of a new pope is very refreshing. i have friends who are in rome. they were pilgrims. they wanted to be there. they wanted to celebrate this moment. but we know that the church must return to its mission. he is a traditionalist and conservative. there is a lot of healing that must be done. i hope he brings a b...

Of ruining friendship. he will come in, in a humble way and asked that he asked other people to pray over him. that is the type of reform he will be about. clerical careerism, how antithetical to christianity. that is not what this is all about that. is what he will do. >> eric: thanks for hanging with us. as a practicing catholic, very practicing catholic, jesuit essentialcated as well -- educated as well, i'm excited about this. have you heard from people in the united states. are they as excited as i am? >> i saw square of hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world, including t...

Are covering this story. i think far too many people are just saying oh, he's old. i think they need to dig into it a little bit more. >> you know, it's impossible, given the way the vatican runs. i will say there's a lot of reporters sent out there who are also practicing catholics. i'm a practicing catholic, and i just have a lot of questions. having said that, these are incredible images, incredible moment in history, in the history of the catholic church. we can take that moment for what it is. but we also should continue to ask questions because my hope for my church is that it becomes mo...

Happened. on this scale. it was that bad. and now -- these are their records. >> the church has three weeks to release the documents. the order is the final part of a $660 million settlement involving hundres of people who say they were abused by clergy members. >> it is remarkable. i love what he said "now you know it was on this scale." >> all laid out in black and white. >> absolutely. especially those involved in the cover-up. because that's what always has been infuriating for me at least, as a catholic, practicing catholic. terrible that children are being abused by people who they shoul...

Ferraro. a practicing catholic. no roman catholic can vote for mondale. did thires come after him. of course not. >> steve: the catholic church is describing an educational campaign. where they are talking about the contraceptive man date where cath lickk organizations have to provide birth control. rather than saying vote for the other guy because this is barack obama. you have to connect the dots. >> this is already the law. tax exempt does not interfere with the ability to change the law . you didn't hear anything from cardinal dolloon. when the legislation made its way throughh congratulat...