"The drop in the number of scandals came, not because of anything JPII did, but because the media had begun exposing the huge number of cases in the 80s."
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Sure, sure.
So, it's the "holy" media versus the "sinful" Pope now?
"So, it's the 'holy' media versus the 'sinful' Pope now?"
No, it's the "juicy-scandal-hits-the-Catholic-Church" Media versus the "I'm-too-busy-writing-poetry-to-bother-with-sex-abuse-problems-in-the-Church" Pope.
Your posts get dumber and dumber. Do you think most of us can't remember how the Boston Globe embarrassed the Church and forced its hand? What was the Pope's reaction? He invited the cardinals to Rome for damage control, made a glib speech in which he forgot to mention the victims of clerical sex abuse, invited the cardinals to lunch--and refused to accept Cardinal Law's resignation. This is a pope who doesn't "get it"--if he ever did.