In mid-October when seven Pennsylvania dioceses announced they had been served subpoenas to release confidential files and testimony about allegations of sexual abuse by clergy and other church workers to the federal government, the announcement was big news.

The pope urged people "to listen, to be a neighbor, to bear witness.”

The text is intended as a guideline to be adapted at the national and local level in different countries.

His statement appeared to be a reference to those seeking to divide the church today and those using the abuse scandals to further other agendas.

Deacon Paul Snyder will tell his story on “60 Minutes” this Sunday.

The cardinals and bishops who participated in the synod may have “a little more wisdom,” but the young people “have the enthusiasm and the creativity to help us bring Jesus Christ to the world.”