Vatican reaction to Belgian scandal
The sexual abuse of children by priests in Belgium is the just the latest scandal to rock the Roman Catholic church in recent years. Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the damage to the church with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the independent weekly newspaper, the National Catholic Reporter.
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