The leader of American Catholicism's remaking in the image of Pope John Paul II died earlier today in Rome -- Cardinal Pio Laghi was 86. Named apostolic delegate to these shores by the newly-elected Papa Wojtyla in 1980, the suave, charming, perma-tanned figure was widely viewed to have moved the US hierarchy's center from the perceived progressive excess of his post-Conciliar predecessor, Archbishop Jean Jadot, to a place more reflective of the Polish Pope's priority on doctrinal fidelity, with a more Vatican-centric tilt. And, indeed, his impact wasn't limited to the ecclesiastical realm -- yesterday marked a quarter-century since...