recovery. but on the other hand, this is an 86-year-old man and as the saying goes there is no such thing as a minor surgery. so some degree of concern is warranted. how much, only time will tell. how are the responsibilities of his holiness delegated in situations like this to ensure that he can get the proper care and rest and focuses on that? reporter: his responsibilities really aren t delegated. the catholic church is not like the united states where there is a vice president who can step in if the president is incapacitated. there really is nobody who can exercise the pope s authority in the full sense. of course the cardinal secretary of state at the vatican is sort of the head of government and routine machinery of the vatican will continue clank ing along. but if he could be incapacitated