He makes a number of good points. I am also particularly puzzled about this Pope's "cult of personality." I remember the papacy of Pius XII, and while I recall that he was enormously respected, I don't remember so much personal adulation, or even that he was personally visible that much. Granted, I was just in my early teens when he died, so it's possible that my recollections aren't accurate.
But it does seem to me that, aside from the fact that church governance does not seem to be high on his list of things to do, this Pope has also taken a very unusual approach to the Papacy. He has rewritten everything, revised everything (even things such as the Rosary), and left his personal stamp on everything. I think many people, whether they know it or not, find that disturbing, and it may account for some of the heated passions and polarization in Catholic circles nowadays.
He wasn't visible. During his nineteen year pontificate he left the Vatican once. John XXIII, in making a trip to Assisi was the first pope since 1870 to actually make a trip. Paul VI was the first pope since the eighteenth century to travel outside of Italy.
"He (Wojtyla) has rewritten everything, revised everything (even things such as the Rosary), and left his personal stamp on everything."
Above everything else this impression will be the most significant aspect of his reign. The Cult of Wojtyla has overshadowed the work of the Church and is a convenient device used by radicals pushing the Vatican II revolution and conservatives now resigned to it. Whatever the Pope may say about traditional teaching, his actions and novelties have encouraged others to follow suit.