Debunked here:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08407a.htm
Scroll down to "fiction 4", here:
http://www.love2learn.net/religion/samples/popefict.htm
I would suggest people complain:
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131877&page=1
"I see you're going to do another 'hit piece' on the Catholic Church tonight. My guess is you are vying with CBS for the sleaziest news network. The story of Pope Joan has been debunked for years. Too bad you didn't do your homework; but that would be too much to ask of an agenda driven media. I just love to watch you elitists shoot yourself in the back. "This is an attack on Christianity as much as it's an attack on Catholicism. And rot like this story just goes to prove you don't have a clue of what Christianity is all about. Your loss I'm afraid (and a fatal one at that). "BTW, I'm not Catholic but 5th generation Lutheran. And if you want to do something positive, take this piece off the air and replace it with a few more minutes of commercials. That would have far greater audience value."
While it feels good to air my feelings nothing will come of this.