Re : Post #3 ~
* Maybe like Reagan, John Paul II left his shoes too big to be filled by anyone in the immediate future.*
I strongly disagree. JPII was a great Pope, I agree with that - but I believe Benedict XVI would have been an even better, and more Traditionalist Pontiff; if he was allowed to reign without so much pressure exerted on I’m by the College of Cardinals.
I’m = him, D’oh!