parties, and what surprised him the most. hi, everyone. i m brooke baldwin. good to be back in the chair. good to see you on this monday. let s begin with the vatican. the vatican is in damage control. accusations of sex, money, and cover-ups at the highest level of the church, just three days before pope benedict xvi steps down. two italian papers say the reason he s leaving has nothing to do with his health and much more so to do with his explosive 300 page report. among the allegations here, secrets about a network of gay priests blackmailed by a group of male prostitutes. but, the vatican says the contents of this report will, as they say, remain for the pope s eyes only. the holy father has decided that the acts of this investigation known only to himself remain solely at the disposition of the new pope. and as you can imagine, the fallout is going global. today, one of the uk s highest ranking catholic leaders resigned as he s dogged by accusations of sexual abuse