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Papal Resignation and Succession: "We Need a Superman"

Father Mark Morozowich says the church needs a new pope who is a man of the world.

02/14/2013 | Rating NR

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Papal Resignation and Succession: "We Need a Superman"

Clip: 2/14/2013 | 5m 27s

Father Mark Morozowich says the church needs a new pope who is a man of the world.

This Catholic theologian says the church needs a new pope who is a man of the world with pastoral sensitivity, someone who will “walk in the shoes of Peter.” Watch excerpts from managing editor Kim Lawton’s February 12, 2013 interview with Father Mark Morozowich, dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University in Washington, DC.

02/14/2013 | Rating NR

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