abilities in that area. first and foremost, he s a jesuit. if you have lived or grown up in any country in latin america, the school you went to or your friends went to was organized by jesuits, a university system in many of these countries. people who don t know, it s an order of priests. absolutely. they ve been proactive in reaching out to the poor and you can go to a university in latin america. a jesuit university even if you are the poorest of the poor. that s what people know in latin america and latinos in the united states about jesuits and they also know that this is a man who has stood up for his beliefs. if anybody in the united states thought that any of the 115 voting cardinals were going to come out in favor of gay marriage or lgbt issues, they were sorely mistaken. i don t know were they feel today as though oh, my gosh, we expected a different kind of a pope when had the 115 are pretty much cut from the same cloth.
by comparison, north america, latin america and africa represented by only a combined 44 members of the voting cardinals. enough with the real news. let s gather around the water cooler with bill gulp louis. i like my new nickname. maybe we can put a thing on your jacket. maybe. we can look into that. i know you re on pope watch but there s someone else out at the vatican shah has the exclusive. dennis rodman, the worm has reportedly landed in rome. tmz spoke with him at the airport before the take request ofoff. he says the world needs him at the vatican. he says i think you re going to see me in the popemobile doing my thing. he also remarked his favorite pope is pope john paul ii who he called a pimp. he s not forgetting about his bond with kim jong-un telling a north dakota news station he plans to return in august to vacation with the leader. and if you have rodman on speed
yikes. but before all of that, the world s catholics could learn who their new leader could be as soon as today. a live look at the sistine chapel where the cardinals are regrouping to make another try. josh elliott reports on yesterday s inconclusive conclave. reporter: as the rains fell, the crowds packed st. peter s square looking skyward for the result of the first papal vote. and then the dense black smoke rose indicating there was no consensus yet. just hours before, the 115 voting cardinals, entered perhaps sneaking in some last conversations before heading to the conclave. some such as boston s cardinal sean o malley took the time to sit alone in prayer. one by one the cardinals walked down the aisle before taking individual oaths to obey the rules of the conclave which demand the utmost secrecy. if they ever break their silence, they risk
because originally there were 117 voting cardinals. one of them who is not here. the highest ranking cardinal in the uk, is not here because of that very reason. so, of course, this is very much on the minds of the cardinals. they of course have been aware of it for a very long time, but elf these things going on right when the conclave is about to start, so that is something obviously they are very much considering. i m not saying that it s the primary thing they are considering, but i don t think you can be under any illusion that they re not very aware of what s going on in the world and what is going on with this situation in particular. in that regard, father bartunek, is there any problem, just political problem, if you will, and this is a political process, appearances matter, with father dolan, as popular as he is, because of what did allegedly transpire in milwaulwe
so, let s get right to chris cuomo. he is live in rome with all the details for us this morning. good morning to you. reporter: all right, good morning, zoraida, thank you. we re at the midpoint of the mass right now. a deacon is reading the gospel from the new testament. after this, we ll follow what you could say is the most important part of this particular mass. angelo sodano, cardinal, the dean of the cardinals, is going to deliver the homily. it will be the last major influence on all 115 voting cardinals. in the room are, we believe, well over 150 cardinals. remember, you have to be under 80 years of age to vote, so they are to celebrate together and to witness who will be the next pope. that man is also in the audience today. by definition, the 266th pope. now, the rain has started to come down here, but it has not dampened the spirits of expectation here so close to vatican city. miguel marquez is weathering the