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First homily: New pope says church should focus on Gospels

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    Leland Vittert reports from Rome

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Welcome back -- Francis today kicking off his first full day of the leader of the world's one point two billion Catholics.

With a thirty minute prayer in Rome and then -- stop at his hotel to personally.

Pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself.

-- Francis left some bags at a Vatican on residents in downtown Rome before he moved into the Vatican hotel for the conclave.

And the Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis paid the bill.

To quote give a good example analysts say it was a very strong show of humility considering.

Pope could have sent somebody over to do the job forum.

-- Francis then held his inaugural mass at the Sistine Chapel we're just today earlier.

The cardinals shows him as the 266.

-- experts say his homily told a lot about what kind of a poll who's going to be.

Really -- with a news now live from Rome Leland.

The pope's first -- was a lot different than his predecessors I hear tell us about.

It very very different Pope Benedict spoke from three pages in Latin.

-- Francis got up there are no notes spoke almost many say is like a parish priest speaking.

To his flock he said that the church and the cardinals who were seated before -- need to return to that gospel they need to return to their roots become.

More humble he warned that the church could be something.

Like just in any other charity if they not did not return.

To their roots in net the Bible and you have to look here at the visuals and how Pope Francis now -- he is very different he is not.

Take it on many NB a cook from its if you will that we're famous for many other folks here's a simple wooden cross the simple white robes.

And that's being seen as a message not only did the cardinals -- to the entire Catholic Church.

Of how things are going to be handled going forward Greg.

What does this selection.

-- -- mean for the very powerful Vatican bureaucracy.

Probably in the old west they would have said there's a new sheriff in town the new -- here has a lot to deal with.

Inside the Vatican Vatican leak scandal the Vatican bank secrecy accused and it also that papal sexual abuse scandal that.

Priest sex abuse scandal to deal with -- he moves forward and tries to move the church forward he is.

Said to be somebody who wants these priests and his cardinals to return.

To much more humble traditions they are not above their flock he -- you might remember yesterday.

Asked all of the parishioners and all of the faithful gathered around to pray for him might be summed up -- -- All of a sudden -- you're going to be asking what you can do for the church rather than what the church can do for you Greg -- -- live in Rome -- thanks very much.

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