[ecurbh]

Maybe not... check out this post.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1441735/posts?page=755#755

[pa mom]

I certainly hope that's true! Thanks for the info.

[RosieCotton]

Thanks...that's a much briefer statement than the one I found...the pertinent excerpts, as I recall.

[Corin Stormhands]

Here's another article that suggests there's not as much to the Pope's objections as the torch and pitchfork crowd would like us to believe.

IOW, if you look at the facts:

1) the Pope (when he was still Cardinal Ratzinger) apparently did not read the books, but simply sent a polite letter to Kuby that essentially said we must be careful what we let children read.

2) Monsignor Fleetwood sent a four page letter to Kuby telling her where she was off base.

3) And this is the most important: The Pope and his secretary on on vacation. The Vatican has said it will not comment.