catholic faith leads to end of the catholic faith. raise the bar. keep the faith demanding and channeling. if it's presented compellingly enough, people will respond. >> the church acknowledges it must do a better job of one reason pope bend. benedict xvi called for a year of faith. but the immediate concern is staying sal vent. in new york, lauren green, fox news. >> bret: pope benedict is tying up loose ends at the vatican on his way out. the pope is making last-minute appointments, tweaking rules about religious rights and the succession procession, which is very important point. since the succession is not due to to pope's death. he alone is the head of the church. has to make the rules as the succession goes forward. the last day is supposed to be next thursday. less than a week to go before the sequester cuts. can we expect any movement