pal easter mass was changed so someone could address the pope. the dean of the college of cardinals told the pontiff, quote, on your side are the people of god and dismissed the claims of abuse as, quote, petty gossip. the pope himself did not address the topic of abuse in many of his easter appearances. the pope's personal preacher apologized to jews after comparing attacks on the church to, quote, collective violence to jews throughout history. i'm not sure how they could do worse. >> mike barnicle, i don't know how they could do worse as well. as you mentioned last hour, this is where this scandal really broke out in the public about a decade ago. and you would think a decade later the church would have figured out a way to handle this scandal. they haven't. this past weekend may have been their worst performance yet. >> they are not only an em bail baresment to the church, they are just an affront. the pope is ignoring the fact that he should accept the