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Watch out! If THE GUY in charge always has to take complete responsibility, how does that play on W and the Abu-Grabem mess?

The US chain of authority dealt with the Abu Ghraib "mess," while the Pope, unfortunately, cannot be praised for having taken the same firm actions with people he should have disciplined.

It plays out to his benefit considering the perps were caught , tried fairly, and punished. Contrast this to the years and years of Church runaround.

Years ago John Paul was asked if the abuses in the Church could be corrected by him. His reply in so many words was no. He did say that the correction would be like the first Christans - in the blood of the martyrs. After the year 2000, he asked the worldwide assembly of bishops on one occasion, cardinals on another and 3,000,000 youths assembled in Rome on world youth day if they were prepared to shed their blood in the future. The sex scandle among the priests is the worst attack of satan. John Paul wrote in his book "Crossing the Threshold of Hope" that we would see a final battle at the beginning of the millenium between evil and good, between gospel and anti gospel. He said so again two weeks ago when said we are at a turning point in history when good will triumph over evil. I believe he KNOWS the bloody "correction" that is coming. That's why he traveled to over 125 countries to spread the gospel and hundreds of thousands of miles unlike any of the previous popes. He just doesn't know WHEN this purification is going to arrive. I believe when he dies, the period of "mercy" from God will be over. This pope has been lied to and kept ignorent about many things. In the end, he's nobody's fool. Watch and wait. He endured and waited out the nazi's and the communists. After John Paul will come the deluge leading to what he calls the springtime of Christanity. No antichrist yet. He's in the distant future. The temporary peace and new evangelization will be paid for by the blood of many good people and far more bad ones. While he's here, we still have time to change.He's the hinge on which this generation will see are major correction sent by God.