I've read these various articles, and it seems to me that it's 99% media spin and about 1% John Paul II. We don't really know what he said to Bush privately, and the spin on what he says publicly seems typical of the outright lies that have been emanating from the media for the past 5 or 6 months.
No facts. Plenty of media spin.
Oh, Fox News has that answer for you - they said privately, the Pope was even harsher with Bush. That's Fox News.
There is a lot of Media spin for sure.