Rick Santorum: “The biggest problem with the Catholic Church is it’s run by human beings”

As Catholics around the world celebrate a newly elected pope, last night “Piers Morgan Live” invited Rick Santorum to share his reactions and insights to an event watched worldwide.

“I was teary-eyed when I saw,” said the former Republic presidential candidate, in describing the first appearance of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio now known as Pope Francis. “It’s an incredibly moving moment, and to see the humility of this man – obviously, a man who is very much of the people, exactly as some of your commentators were saying – exactly what the Church needs right now, is someone who focuses on holiness, focuses on the mission of the Church which is to serve God, and serve His people here on Earth, and it seems like [that’s] what Pope Francis has in mind.”

“What do you imagine his idea of reformation may be?” Piers asked the former senator.

“What we’re talking about here is the operation of the Church. The biggest problem with the Catholic Church is it’s run by human beings,” noted Santorum. “It’s fallible in the sense that people in those organizations make mistakes and they do things the wrong way.”