Notice the abrupt change in terminology?!?
The hierarchy got a spanking from JPII for covering up the homosexual issue and denying it!!!
The media will never report it, and the hierarchy will never admit it, but JPII has told them in no uncertain terms to address the problem:
HOMOSEXUALS gotta GO!!!
Where did the Pope say that? I doubt he wants to lose 10 to 50% of his priests.
I have not seen a single report where he is cited as ordering the dismissal of all homosexual clergy. If you have, I would appreciate it if you would direct me to it. The only thing I've seen coming close to such an order is a statement from his spokesman that homosexuals should not be ordained. But these are just empty words (not weak ones at that) until he takes steps to make sure the bishops actually carry them out, which he hasn't done and I would give 10-to-1 odds that he will never do. Also, the fact that only his spokesman, and not the pope himself, has said anything to this effect is quite telling.
The only thing his Holiness has done himself so far has been to make a few statements that do little other than state the obvious, like sexual absue is evil (duh!), and give extremely vague guidelines as to what is to be done about it. These actions are very much in line with Vatican 2's vision of collegiality, whose failure was never so apparent. Let us hope that God will give the next pope the courage and will to reject collegiality and end the state of near anarchy in which the Church currently finds herself.
After reading Goodbye Good Men, I can not agree with you more. But we got our work cut out for us.