[Cold Heat]

It seems to me that he would not do this in public, but this Pope is a very special man IMO.

On has to respect him, even though we may not agree with all he says.

As head of the Catholic Church, he has attempted to bring the Church back to basics and has had much success, but he is fighting that battle alone it seems, as he is surrounded by Euro-Cardinals who fight him every step of the way.

I am not a Catholic and do not hold the Pope responsible for the smear on his record regarding the pedophile priest issue.

I think the Catholic church may do a knee jerk after this Pope passes and choose a liberal as the next Pope. This will be (if it happens) a harbinger of future major disruptions within the Catholic family and may well make the prophesies of the end of the church as it is now known a reality.

Just my thoughts on a very uncertain future.

[TXFireman]

"I think the Catholic church may do a knee jerk after this Pope passes and choose a liberal as the next Pope. This will be (if it happens) a harbinger of future major disruptions within the Catholic family and may well make the prophesies of the end of the church as it is now known a reality."

I could not agree more.

[Republican Red]

I seem to remember reading that the hand picked successor to the Pope is a conservative African Cardinal. The Pope has made it known that this man should be next in line. Whether the euro-cardinals ignore this upon the Pope's death is the question.