The Pope objects to war, in general, and made an effort to be an intermediary between President Bush and Saddam. But at the same time, he stated what constitutes a just war. This received virtually no press. Instead, the liberal media preferred the anti war/anti USA sound bites of the liberal clergy who run around the Vatican.
It makes the liberal media very happy to start a story: "Vatican sources say...."
The libs have been waiting 25 years for this Pope to die, and a new Pope ascend the chair of Peter. A "modern" and "progressive" Pope.
They will really be surprised to discover that the eternal Truth will not change. Women will not be ordained, gay "marriage" will not be sanctioned, and the use of artificial forms of birth control will still be a mortal sin.
You heard it here first.
Probably won't happen. Chances are it will be a conservative (but not too conservative) bishop from a non-European country.