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>> pope francis tries to quash those 60 critics when he approves of the way bishops in buenos aires handle communion. argentine bishops sometimes allow it when remarried catholics examine their conscience, pray, talk to a pastor and strive to live a more christian life. >> this controversy has been raging now for two years in the church, and it's not going away. >> coming up -- >> what did the pope say? i like the pope. was it good or bad? because if it's good, i like the pope. if it's bad, i don't like the pope. with esurance photo claims, you could have money for repairs within a day. wow! t...

♪ >> he is the first named francis, the cardinals of the catholic church voting in secret, elected a 76-year-old colleague as the head of their church of over one billion people worldwide. >> the first jesuit pontiff, and the first pope from latin america, where 40% of the world's catholics live. >> cardinal jorge bergoglio never expected to step on the balcony. he even turned in his retirement papers in 2011. >> he was totally convinced that he would go back to buenos aires. >> instead, at 76, bergoglio becomes the most important catholic in the world, the pope. featured on glossy magazine ...

Stirring the rules and creating ainge attorney right. >> disputes can be eternal. and if the pope is in effect encouraging people, catholics to break the church's teaching on adultery, it could incentivize sin in such a way that souls could be lost. >> it is saying that one size does not fit all. it's saying black and white rules in some of these very complex cases just don't work. >> pope francis' guidance is so controversial, a group of catholic academics and clergy write what's call a correction, accusing the pope of promoting heresy, going against church teaching. it's the first correction...

>> i'm here to announce the program known as daca that was under the obama administration is being rescinded. >> president trumps former chief adviser a high profile catholic, goes on 60 minutes and accuses bishops of supporting daca for institutional reasons. an accusation they deny. >> they need illegal aliens to fill the church. >> to think the catholic church needs undocumented people in the pew in order to pay bills, is non-sense. we need undocumented people in the pews because they're a part of the family. of faith. in the eyes of god there is no one who is illegal. >> coming up. >> i'm ...

What are they going to do with this information. that's really been the question since pope francis was elected. are they going to stay down this my optic path with an op session, pope francis' words, on abortion and gay and lesbian rights, or are they going to find this new balance with pope francis and progressive catholics like us. it will be interesting to see and i hope they work with us to find the new balance. >> it's always great to have you on the program. i'll be curious to hear if groups like yours feel like they're having more influence and are more included in the conversation, so...