[ninenot]

I think JPII took over when the Vatican was full of termites, and he knew it.

It is entirely likely that if he started a cleanup campaign, they would have fired back with "outings," 'naming-the-Masons', and other dirt; it would have turned into a nuclear war.

That would have benefitted only one party: Satan--it most likely would not have been worth the millions of scandalized/lost members of the Faithful.

While I am no advocate of flaccidity, the last Canon in the Canon Law is '...to save souls...' Recall that mis-catechized people do NOT bear total culpability for objective sin--and in the end, that saving one's soul is our personal responsibility--no Bish or Cardinal can do it for you.

Feel free to join the Tomas Torquemada Gentleman's Club. If you are good with building fires from wood, at skip-tracing, or cross-examination, we are accepting new members. One never knows when Rome will call us into action.

[johnb2004]

If you are good with building fires from wood, at skip-tracing, or cross-examination, we are accepting new members. One never knows when Rome will call us into action. If only.Where is the sign up sheet?