[JCEccles]

No fear of this pope's ever walking on water. No one can achieve great sanctity who doesn't fulfill the primary duty of his station in life. In this case, it was the Pope's primary duty to protect the deposit of faith. He didn't do this. Instead the faith has diminished markably during his pontificate. I'm not surprised mentioning this would annoy his many fans who confuse celebrity with sanctity. It's the truth, however.

And after this pope, what?

I'm just curious.

[ultima ratio]

Since the Pope has already packed the coming conclave with cardinals outside the mainstream of Catholic Tradition, I expect the next pope to be equally bad--but without JPII's charisma.