A wiser perspective after the event .....
Thanks for posting this - there is some insightful analysis here among the usual Ferrara hyperbole.
Particularly he is correct to point out the reaction of the world leaders and media to JPII following his death. They have been very laudatory, but when one looks at the object of their praise it is clear they have totally missed the point. They worship his worldly qualities rather than honouring the consistent stand he took against their culture of death.
The MSM will begin to tear him apart for his "reactionary conservatism" over the next few days, when in reality, his holding the line against abortion, contraception, homosexuality, divorce and euthansia was his main achievement considering the pressure both within and without the Church for him to yield.