Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131211:18:36:00
It's a tradition that goes back to 1927 with charles lindbergh "time's" person of the year. this year's winner announced today is the head of the catholic church, pope francis. he beat out edward snowden to senator ted cruz. nancy gibbs, great to see you. thanks so much. why the pope? >> the pope because, really, in a year where we had a lot of interesting candidates, he changed the tone and the focus and the perception of one of the world's largest institutions and refocus the its energies on addressing the world's deepest needs. the fact that he was able to capture so many imaginations so qu...