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Few bishops in the world have done. reporter: ironically in a sense what the experts say this pope will most be remembered for is the way that he left the office. resigning. the first time it s happened in 600 years. shepard: you mentioned transitional. i remember when he was inaugurated. that s the same thing they were saying about him, because of his age. whoever the new pope is, man, the challenges ahead are incredible. a lot of challenges, and experts say the sex abuse scandal is something the next pope will have to deal with. there s also those internal divisions. the vatican said to be ridden with them, and pope benedict did not do much. he was not a good administrator, and the new pope, according to mr. tobin, will have to prove the church is arrest around the globe. there are within the church around the world people who don t really invest much faith ....
Later this year, but by then it s expected he will live alongside the new pope and benedict will take the new title, pope emeritus. today he tried to quiet any suspicions he might butt head with the next church s leader. the pope promised he would unconditionally obi the new hoe he holy father and he hopes the conditional of cardinals will operate, quote, like an orchestra, where diversity and expression of universal church always works toward a higher and harmonious agreement. shepard: an hour ago now the pope s resignation took effect officially. when the swiss guard closed the door and went off duty. benedict is the first pope to resign, and as i m sure you know by now, in some 600 years. amy kellogg is live in rome. ....
In the authority of the pope, for whatever reason, and there are many different reasons. so, this pope will be faced with addressing and engaging those people and perhaps restoring or trying to restore the authority of the papal office. it s a big job, which is exactly why pope benedict felt he was no longer capable of carrying it out. shepard: that s what we are told. thanks very much. joining us no the director of catholic voices u.s.a. also an torn, focusing on religious liberty, including its role in health care. good to see you. great to be here. it s this feeling of not in mourning as we bring in an all new thing. it s a whole new thing. usually this happens after a pope has tied and that s a somber occasion. this time what you see in the roman people, waving flags flagd people waving at the helicopter, great affection and gratitude the roman people and catholics ....
Weren t interested. tried the web site politico but bad weather stopped that. and wikileaks is the one that published these documents in the end, shep. shepard: even if the judge accepts this guilty plea, this trial is still going on. reporter: yeah. unless the government decides that 20 years, which would be the penalty, is enough and they choose not to go forwardful this is something they call, a naked plea, which means the prosecution had nothing to do with this. so not only can the prosecution try him this june, they can also use his entire 35 page statement today against him. we talked a former jag attorney earlier who says he believes the military will seek full justice. be very prizees if she government said, thank you for leading guilty, we ll withdraw this aiding the enemy charge. ....
People are breaking down how the first week went. a lot of legal analysts. bp s lawyers this week objected a lot over the last four days to questions, various statements and witnesses, and u.s. district judge had overruled most of them and has noted several times, let s keep this thing moving. the judge clearly not playing around. and now a lot of legal experts are reading that he is already a little aggravate with the defendants. of course we do not know that as a fact, but if that is in fact a case, it makes a settlement more attractive to bp. so it s still in the realm of possibility this week. the alabama attorney general who has been in court this week, has even said that things keep getting worse for the oil giant, shep. we ll have to weighed and see. shepard: thank you for your eyes there, casey. appreciate it. jodi arias, she already admitted she shot her ex-boyfriend, stabbed him dozens of times and ....