And another word...
While I'm happy to see Catholics questioning authority, an interesting phenomenon has happened that distresses me: the cult of John Paul II.

Catholics may question the current Pope, who tends to talk in rational terms even when I don't agree with him. But John Paul II wasn't rational at all. He was very popular, so he relied on his popularity to carry him through things. And people still don't understand how inadequate he was, and how much damage he did during his long reign as Pope. They want him to be a saint, and they can't believe he could have done wrong.

-Joe-