[ultima ratio]

The drop in the number of scandals came, not because of anything JPII did, but because the media had begun exposing the huge number of cases in the 80s. It was public exposure that finally compelled corrupt bishops to get their act together and stop covering-up--and this was a full TEN YEARS after JPII began his pontificate. In other words, the scandals were raging all during the pontificate of JPII--and he never once addressed them or sought any kind of reforms--and this at a time when bishops were openly pushing their gay agendas and gay bishops were networking and consolidating their hold on the American hierarchy.

[sinkspur]

Ninenot published an article from the Milwaukee Catholic newspaper on Saturday. The article included the list of 46 priests who are admitted or convicted abusers in the Milwaukee archdiocese.

23 of them were ordained before 1965, the end of the Council. Eleven were ordained in the 20s, 30s, and 40s.

Acting as if abuse sprung, full flower, after Vatican II is nutty.

[frnk]

"The drop in the number of scandals came, not because of anything JPII did, but because the media had begun exposing the huge number of cases in the 80s."
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Sure, sure.

So, it's the "holy" media versus the "sinful" Pope now?