[Irish_Thatcherite]

Pope had critics, too

Well of course - you can't agree with everything someone says, that's hardly a flaw.

In the United States and Latin America, John Paul left a church with declining membership, short on clergy....

I don't know about the US, but the church is most certainly NOT in decline in Latin America - it's part of the Third World - it's on the rise in those parts of the World!

[Axure]

See my reply on
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1379713/posts