[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Pope John Paul II is free to say whatever he wants from his elevated position in Rome. I just find it galling when I hear American citizens who are Catholics defending him in spite of the obvious errors. It's no different than someone with French heritage defending Chirac.

Pope John Paul II is not a citizen of the United States of America and his opinons are no more welcome here than are those of the U.N.'s Secretary General.

[jwalsh07]

Pope John Paul II is not a citizen of the United States of America and his opinons are no more welcome here than are those of the U.N.'s Secretary General.

Says you. And you don't speak for me any more than the idiots on TV do.

[risk]

I might agree with you if John Paul II hadn't done so much for freedom during the Cold War. If Reagan were alive today, he would agree with me.

Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and the Collapse of Communism Examined by Reagan's National Security Advisor

[sinkspur]

Pope John Paul II is not a citizen of the United States of America and his opinons are no more welcome here than are those of the U.N.'s Secretary General.

Many, many people, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, will vehemently disagree with you.

[anonymoussierra]

"Pope John Paul II is not a citizen of the United States of America and his opinons are no more welcome here than are those of the U.N.'s Secretary General."America friend you do not know what you write! Jan Pawel II is Poland person he is polskim obywatelem "citizen" in Italia Watykan is country Jan Pawel II is not ONZ "U.N's Secretary General"thank you

[Barnacle]

I just find it galling when I hear American citizens who are Catholics defending him in spite of the obvious errors. It's no different than someone with French heritage defending Chirac.

Actually, it is quite a bit different. First of all, some my ancestors were French. I am not. I am American. My ancestors were also Catholic. I am too. And I am today every bit as Catholic as they were then. The pope is the head of our church. He is not a governmental head.

You seem to have the spiritual and political realms confused.

Pope John Paul II is not a citizen of the United States of America and his opinons are no more welcome here than are those of the U.N.'s Secretary General.

I am just one of the millions of Americans who welcome the pope's opinions. Just because you disagree with one of them, doesn't make them irrelevant.