first, an all-new episode of pope: the most powerful man in history premieres tonight. two weeks after benedict xvi resignation, pope francis is elected and the papal crown is handed from one man to the other. we have two popes, but only one is the pope. the problem with having two popes is that you have to decide who do you listen to? benedict was 85 when he resigned. he inherited the financial mess, he inherited the mess of sexual abuse, he inherited the administrative chaos. benedict resigned because he realized that these problems were simply too great for him. it s not like other human institutions. it s a creation, we believe, by god and this man is resigning from all of that. that s not what a pope is supposed to do. for 20,000 years, the legacy of st. peter has been a divine office passed down from one pope to the next.
despite is an ever-changing world, catholics have looked to the pope for a beacon of faith, morality and divine guidance. i don t think there s any other religious figure that people recognized as much as they recognize the pope. he transcends the catholic church. the pope is where you look towards for an example to how to live your life as a catholic. it s not like other human institutions. it s creation, we believe, by god. a symbol of the unwavering faith that jesus is the son of god. from one apostle to 1.2 billion followers, witness the evolution of a global icon. uncertain. ay be but you can feel confident
kennedys but watch the pope, the most powerful man in history and this show is going to take you into the secret world of one of the most powerful men on earth. for the last 2,000 years despite an ever-changing world, the catholics have looked to the pope as a man of faith, morality and divine guidance. in all of the religious figures that nobody recognizes as much as they recognize the pope. he transcends the catholic church. the pope is where you look towards for example to how to live your life as a catholic. it is not like other human institutions, and creations we believe by god. it is a symbol of the unwavering piece that jesus is the son of god. from one apostle, and 1.2 billion followers, witness the
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silence his critics? well, i don t think it s going to silence his critics, but i do think these are human institutions. it s one of the things, you know, those of us who have served in government, we sometimes think that these are perfect institutions run by perfect people that never make any mistakes. i do think we have to hold people accountable and keep pushing for better outcomes, but just like there are things that go wrong on your job and things that don t make sense and therefore systems that need to be replaced sxand improved, thas true with government as well. earlier, the question was resignations or firing. listen, sometimes that s the cheap, easy answer, but you don t solve the problem. if you take somebody out of their position, you put somebody else in there, but as phil was saying, you don t do anything about the broader systems and the other ways to make things better, and you feel good about the firing, but nothing gets better, you have not solved the problem. van