NORAH O'DONNELL: As Pope for 12 years, Francis was known for his humility. He stuck to Church doctrine, but extended his hand to those he felt were marginalized, especially migrants and the LGBTQ community.
You have said, “Who am I to judge? Homosexuality is not a crime.”
POPE FRANCIS: No, it’s a human fact.
O’DONNELL: There are conservative bishops in the United States that oppose your new efforts to revisit teachings and traditions. How do you address their criticism?
POPE FRANCIS: You used an adjective, "conservative." That is, “conservative” is one who clings to something and does not want to see beyond that. It is a suicidal attitude. Because one thing is to take tradition into account, to consider situations from the past, but quite another is to be closed up inside a dogmatic box.