[McGavin999]

I fear the people who surround the Pope are not exactly holy men. I hope that when it comes time to elect a new Pope that a good strong man will step into JP's shoes. If JP were still in the flower of his youth, this would not be happening.

[sinkspur]

I fear the people who surround the Pope are not exactly holy men.

The men who surround John Paul II are not exactly fans of the United States. Cardinal Solodano, the Secretary of State, allowed his undersecretary, Archbishop Martino, to label the Iraq war "A crime against humanity."

Many of the others are Euros and South Americans, who distrust the United States and are, deep down, jealous of the influence this country has in the world.

As Father Richard Neuhaus, editor of FIRST THINGS, put it recently: "The lead-up to the Iraq war was not this papacy's finest hour."

[travelnurse]

I hope that when it comes time to elect a new Pope that a good strong man will step into JP's shoes.

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I wouldn't hold my breath... The pope is a puppet for the UN and the Arabs.