that was what warped the papacy. it's a little bit as though washingt, d.c.uddenly upped anid, well, now, manhattan is going to be the capital of the entire united states. >> for the first time since the invention of the conclave, the one with true power over the church is not the one chosen by god, but a power-hungry monarch instead. >> it's a dream of all the great rulers of medieval europe to control the papacy. but philip actually got the papacy into france. once you've done that, the pope can become a puppet of what you want to get done. >> that is a moment for the church that becomes very troubling. you're abdicating the seat of where the church is supposed to lie. if you leave the bones of peter behind and you're not moving them, you're moving to this other place, what you're saying is that maybe this isn't as important to the church as we had thought it was previously. now it becomes a really dangerous situation for holding together not just the papacy, but holding together beliefs and tenets of the church. >

his successor continues his papacy in avignon as does the pope after him. >> the papacy was more or less captured by the king of france. for a long period of time it was completely the instrument of the french crown. and almost every cardinal who was appointed to the college of cardinals during this time was french. >> by 1347 it appears that the papacy has become an arm of the french crown for good. it's time for the 'sleep number spring clearance event' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. does your bed do that? it's the last chance for clearance savings up to $800 on our most popular beds. ends saturday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. but i'm not standing still... and with godaddy, i've made my ideas real. ♪ ♪ i made my own way, now it's time to make yours. ♪ ♪ everything is working, working, just like it should ♪ has left rome and been operating in avignon, france for almost 60 years. at this point the cardinals are almost all french, and have become accustomed to the luxurious lifestyle afforded to them a

the successor continues his papacy in avignon as does the pope after him. >> the papacy was more or less captured by the king of france. for a long period of time it was completely the instrument of the french crown. and almost every cardinal who was appointed to the college of cardinals during this time was french. >> by 1347 it appears that the papacy has become an arm of the french crown for good. and with galaxy forever you can upgrade to the newest galaxy every year. it's like pre-ordering for the future. upgrades, every year? every year. upgrades, every year? every year. every year? every year. upgrades, every year? every year. upgrades, every year? yes, every year. how come no one's getting this? lease a samsung galaxy s9 and get a second on sprint. for people with hearing loss, and with galaxy forever, visit sprintrelay.com. always have the newest galaxy. music ends. hesumatra reserve told in the time it takes to brew your cup. let's go to sumatra. where's sumatra? good question. this is win. and that's win's goat, adi. the coffee here is amazing. because the volcanic soil is ama

and despite pope julius ii's avid condemnation of the corrupt borgia papacy, his lifestyle is papacy, his lifestyle is even more extravagant. >> he built the whole of st. peter's and commissioned to do the rome. >> the court of appealing of the sistine chapel. >> rovere was driven by personal ambition, grandiosity. he wanted michelangelo to get finished with the sistine chapel so he could get to work on his, julius' tomb which was never finished. >> despite his motivations, art flourishes under the della rovere pope and the papacy becomes more powerful and stronger than ever. >> he is a warrior pope who goes into battle leading his own soldiers wearing silver armour. that is to aggrandize himself to some extent, but it is also a part of a papacy that has to be underpinned by power. >> pope julius ii continues flaunting the power of the papacy until his death in 1513. by then another powerful italian family has been patiently plotting to take over the papal throne, and the young banking heir will take renaissance opulence to levels of excess from which the church may never recover. it'

when he doesn't get the papacy throne. he leaves rome in a sulk. >> he exiled himself to france. and attached himself to the french court. and tried to work against the pope. >> determined to take out his rival, he convinces king charles the eighth of france to capture naples. and on his way to sack rome and dethrone the pope. >> two years after he comes to the throne, his army floods over the alps into northern italy and towards rome. it's a major catastrophe. >> as the immense french army on its way to naples approached rome, the court got ready to flee. he decided at the eleventh hour i'm not going to run away. >> despite having no army himself. in the face of 25,000 french soldiers. pope is determined to fight for rome. and the church. >> basically the pope is having to negotiate sort of for his life and the life of vatican and paple independence. >> he invited charles to live with him in the vatican. and he so charmed him. so won him over that he announced this is a real thing. i'm not going to depose him. >> then pop

he wanted alexander to be removed from the papacy. alexander could have had savanarola taken into custody and killed. he just laughed it off and never defended against it. >> but in 1997, san hs arol does something that alexander can't igno ignore. >> he starts a bonfire and sets fire to things that are not needed and are luxuries. >> famously savanarola collected all the art and luxurious fabrics and put them in the bonfire. >> tens of thousands of floor republic entines flocked to the bonfire. >> it's a public spectacle, it shows his power and it's dramatic. it's one of the moments in this moment in history that lives on as emblematic of excess luxury and excess fundamentalism. >> alexander realizes that savanarola is not to be ignored. he declares war against the vatican. 's best bumper-to-bumper transferable limited warranty. during the volkswagen spring sales event you can't help, but smile. do you know them? uh-uh. do you know them? uh-uh. it's the volkswagen "smile, it's spring" sales event. hurry in and you can get a $1000 bon

it's this idea of the papacy being the rock. a sense of performance in an age of anxiety that people know is steady. >> peter preaches that jesus christ died for the sins of man. and that is the key to salvation. others teach different variations of that message, but regardless of interpretation, in the first century, any follower of christ is seen as a threat to the roman empire and hunted for his beliefs. >> when you think about the beginning of the christian movement, it's astonishing that this movement went anywhere, people are being arrested, they're being tortured, they're being killed in public. you see competition between different disciples, different versions of the message of jesus. >> all of christ's followers spread throughout the mediterranean preaching his message. but the apolsles follow him. >> there were all these different cities that had healthy christian churches in them. but the only one that had an apostle at the center was in rome which was where peter was centered. >> roam is an empire. if you're christi

there's actually a good case for the avignon papacy. big problem, though. it doesn't have the tomb of peter. what's the point of a pope who doesn't sit at the tomb of peter?

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and how against all odds, the papacy endures. ♪ >> this is something that has never happened before. the vatican this morning publicly displayed what's believed to be bone fragments from st. peter an apostle of jesus christ and the world's first pope. >> pope francis is the 200th leader of the catholic church. catholics look to the pope for faith, morality and divine guidance. but who is the figure who has become so beloved to so many and how does he become the most powerful figure on earth. >> people look to the pope to have something to say on almost everything. i don't think there's any other religious figure that people recognize as much as the pope. >> but before the pope had the ear of 1.4 billion followers worldwide, he was a philosopher, a leader of an underground move. and an outlaw. peter was one of the 12 apostle. he used to walk with jesus, essentially. so he's an important figure for is that reason alone. >> in the gospels, when the apostle go fishing in galilegal he toells peopler, i will build my church upon this walk and i will give you the keys to the kingdom of heav

and how against all odds the papacy endures. clfrp. >> this is something that never happened before .vatican publicly displayed what's believed to be bone fragments from st. peter and an apostle of jesus christ. >> pope francis is the 266th leader of the catholic church. for the last 2,000 years, despite an ever changing world catholics have looked to the pope as a beacon of faith, morality and divine guidance. but who is this figure that means so much to so many? and how did he come to be one of the most powerful men on earth? >> people look to the pope to have somethingo say on almost everything. >> he transcends the cath rick church. >> i don't think there is any other religious figure that people recognize as much as they recognize the pope. >> but before the pope had the ear of 1.2 billion followers worldwide he was a philosopher, a leader of an underground movement and an outlaw. >> peter was one of the 12 apostles. he used to walk with jesus essentially. so he is an important figure for that reason alone. >> in the gospel

of flight in the face of the whole theology of the papacy as it devolved in modern time. the notion that john paul had propagated that the papacy was a cross which was laid on your shoulders and you could not shake it off, benedict said, well, it's a job, and if you can't do it, you should let somebody else try. >> by resigning in the face of old age, pope benedict xvi has made a clear statement about the divinity of the papal office. >> i think that was a reminder to everybody in any position of authority or power that it's not just about me. it's actually about am i being effective. am i really serving the community and serving the church properly? >> what benedict did in resigning was to make it easier for successive popes to say, i'm 80 years old. i'm not going to stay till i fall down dead in this office. that's thinking more legacy than anything else. >> alighting from the helicopter, francis then seeing his predecessor goes toward him to embrace him. this is a historic moment. >> there's not any kind of precedent. benedict's resignation really did do it voluntary a

his tomb, his foundation charter for the papacy. >> but king philip demands that pope clement leave the legacy of st. peter in rome and move the papacy to operate under his thumb in france. >> and now it's an encore presentation of the premiere epode of "the kennedys" right here on cnn. thanks for joining me. look forward to seeing you next weekend. have a great night. >>> they escaped famine and death in ireland to begin a new life in boston, massachusetts. a life of wealth, privilege and power. >> my fellow citizens of the world. >> from irish peasantry to american royalty, these are the kennedys. their relationships with each other have impacted both america and the worl

if you are a monarchy or papacy at the time, you know have a book that contradicts your authority. it wasn't a very influential book when it came to the monarchy and the church at that time period. >> a couple of very unique features. you see a tapestry. we have been told it is the longest tapestry woven in the u.s.. it was designed by an artist who lives off of maine, an island off of the side of maine. it is the story of the progression of the bible and the tapestry. if you only got 10 minutes -- i want to see in 10 minutes. read the placards we have embedded in the floor. that will give you a pretty good feel for the bible in america in a predated for him. i think the opening one here is as roger williams quotes, sewn from -- required nor accepted .y jesus christ it's a story in this area where they tell the good, the bad, the ugly. the bible was used for many reasons. it was used for man for their own purposes, which was not necessarily good. jews in thee of the founding of america? what is the role of african americans, the spaniards, the french? fortunately much of our histor

if you are a monarchy or papacy at the time, you know have a book that contradicts your authority. it wasn't a very influential book when it came to the monarchy and the church at that time period. >> a couple of very unique features. you see a tapestry. we have been told it is the longest tapestry woven in the u.s. it was designed by an artist who lives off of maine, an island off of the side of maine. it is the story of the progression of the bible and the -- through america in a tapestry. very unique in that regard. if you've only got 10 minutes, we tell people just walk the tapestry, read the plaque as we have embedded in the floor, and that will give you a pretty good feel for bible in america in a very abbreviated form, so that's what this is. is ank the opening one roger williams quote that says the blood of so many hundreds, split the wars for their conscience. is not required nor accepted by jesus christ the prince of peace, and it is a story of in this area where we tell the story of the good, the bad, the ugly. the bible was used for many reasons. man for theirr own purp

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the papacy was the king. if he wanted to marry his brother's wife. if people wanted to take possession of a local parish, they would have to get permission and pay a fee. you are enormously powerful. >> but 19-year-old benedict has no interest in bureaucracy or public service. he is only interested in the privileges of power. with richf uganda, sumatra, colombia and other parts of south america. like these mountains, each amazing on their own. but together? magical. all, for a smoother tasting cup of coffee. green mountain coffee roasters. doespeninsula trail?he you won't find that on a map. i'll take you there. take this left. if you listen real hard you can hear the whales. oop. you hear that? (vo) our subaru outback lets us see the world. sometimes in ways we never imagined. (avo) get 0% apr financing on all-new 2018 subaru outback models. now through april 2nd. but through goodt times and bad at t. rowe price we've helped our investors stay confident for over 80 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. \s .. >>> befo

now cardinal donald wuerl, archbishop of washington, and to weigh in on the last five years of the papacy. thank you for being here. >> you are welcome. it's a great joy to be back to be with you. and to think, celebrating the fifth anniversary of pope francis. i think the impact of pope francis is people see in him, he bears witness with his life, not just his words. his whole impact, as i see it, is he's opened up the church in no way that people feel they are much more welcome. he says to them, there is space for all of us here in this church. >> i have seen the map of his travel. it's quite something. it's extensive. >> it is. when he was elected, he said i don't think i will be moving around as much as previous popes. that turned out not to be true at all. for as old as he is, he continues to carry out the schedule of someone 20 years younger. he's having an impact everywhere he goes. >> bret: he met with president trump and president trump remarked on the conversation they had. they are conservatives i guess you would say in the u.s. who are skeptical of some of the politics perhaps

it's a ritual that lead the papacy. and lead an easter mass next sunday in stake a live look out golden gate bridge >>> your time now is 7:00 and we want to start you off this sunday morning, march 25th, 2018, with a live look outside. that is the golden gate bridge. some stormy clouds there off in the distance, but we're going to get a break from the rain and i am he can sight bd t good morning, thank you for joining us, i'm vicky nguyen. vianey arana is here with a look at that microclimate forecast. you are saying we're experiencing some showers today. any clearing, any chance for us to get outside? >> you know, earlier the models were showing it leaving early afternoon, now it looks like we might see a couple showers into the evening but it's not going to be a complete washouts. there may be moments of peeks of sunshine here and there. right now the temperatures in the 30s and who is, santa rosa 39 degrees, san francisco 46, hayward

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. >> reporter: though here to the sanctity of the papacy preserved. what do i have to do to be retweeted by the pope? >> keep hoping. >> reporter: keep praying. >> keep praying. >> reporter: modern life can be surprisingly normal around the vatican. young trainee priests at the north american college practicing for a clerical soccer cup. >> we don't spend 24 hours, 7 days a week in prayer. >> reporter: father michael baguette from virginia. >> there is this hunger and longing for god. if it can happen to me, it can happen to others. >> reporter: celebrating mass with the pope, the highlight. >> an unforgettable experience. >> reporter: and my own moving experience ahead. the papal audience. this was the moment i met pope francis, blessing pictures of my children and late mom and grandmother. what, i asked him, is your message to america? pray for the poor, he told me. pray for the families. pray for the poor. pray for the families. such a simple message, but so quintessentially pope francis, guys. >> well, keir, you have to tell us what it was like, s

what next will he do in his papacy? >> i think his legacy will depend on how these gambles turn out, right. i think you can make a world in which looking back we say oh, you know, conservatives grumbled but showed a new way to be catholic in the late modern world. if those gambles don't work, if people don't come back to mass, if the german church and the american church continue to weaken, then he's an even more significant figure in a way, but he's one who could have pushed the church further towards division and schism. so there's a lot on the line. >> ross douthat, thank you so much. the new book is "to change the church, pope francis and the future of catholicism." we appreciate you being on. we are looking at a lot of different questions today. the question front and center could be whether trump's attorn attorney's attorney will speak out again on stormy daniels. will the president get a legal team that does anything for him? will the revelations about the pardon talk open up new questions in the russian probe? t