He better have his fingers crossed about the successor, though, because JPII put in most of the cardinals. Odds are the next pope will be as opposed to changing to women priests as this one is.
If only someone were willing to bet on it… (sigh).
The doctrine of the Church doesn’t change with new people “in power.” As a former seminarian he must know this much. I think his intention is to generate confusion among the little ones.