are mature enough and ready to produce a pope, and that would be a good thing, arthel, because anywhere between a half and two-thirds of the world s catholics are part of this southern church. now, the process of choosing a new pope will get started around mid march. it was revealed today by vatican officials that pope benedict vxi had had a pacemaker for years and that three months ago he had had those batteries replaced. of but that did not have an impact on his decision to step down. that had not gotten in the way of his duties at the time either. we caught up today with some tourists on st. peter s square including a young belgian man who wants to be a priest. here s what he had to say. i really hope it s not a european, actually, to to make clear that the church is more than just rome, it s something worldwide. that, yeah, it s not only european or rome or italian, but from the whole world. reporter: now, arthel, of