coping to continue. >> reporter: francis strong words surprised some as this is a pope who a has captured the world's attention with a simple message of mercy making this humble man a global star and now a magazine devoted solely to him. says to paint the pope as some sort of superman, a star, is offensive. the basic teachings of the catholic church are not up for review. on birth control, banned bit church but used by many catholics, the pope said, it's not a question of changing the doctrine with you going deeper so pastoral concern takes into account what can be done for people. he reiterated the church's support of traditional marriage but appeared to open the door on civil unions saying, we need to look at different cases and evaluate them. a pope trying to take a new approach to the issues dividing many catholics.