At the United Nations on Friday, Pope Benedict was relaxed and clearly enjoying the rock star welcome. Hundreds of U.N. employees jostled to grab a once in a lifetime photo on their cameras and cellphones.

But it was a different story last night, when he secretly met at the Vatican Embassy in Washington with 5 victims of priest sex abuse

Then I told him that he has a cancer growing in his ministry and needs to do something about it and I hope he hears me right… and I touched his heart and he nodded.

Bernie McDaid – Sex Abuse Victim

The Pontiff left behind the raw emotion of that meeting for a more scholarly address at the United Nations. Raising concerns that a handful of nations have too much power and then speaking in English offered a solution to poverty and conflict.

The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups.

Pope Benedict XVI

The Pope has two more days in the U.S. including a mass at Yankee Stadium and a visit to Ground Zero.