Catholics don't hold a monopoly on hypocrisy. They do as much harm as any other religious fundamentalist.

As for the Pope, to me it's always sad to see an old man who tries so hard but is so weak... Popes in the past have been liars, adulterers, war-mongers, anti-semites, but I think JPII was going in the right direction (as far as the most conservative institution in the world can go in the right direction ) and I hope that the next pope will be just as, if not more, open-minded than the last one.
F L E S H Reviewed by F L E S H on . Job Description for the Next Pope To ensure the vitality of the Catholic Church, the successor to John Paul II must embrace science, reject globalization, reach out to the Islamic worldâ??and brush up on economics. Summary: â??With Pope John Paul II in failing health, speculation grows about the person who will eventually succeed the pontiff and which broad goals he should pursue. Religious historian R. Scott Appleby argues that the next pope should embrace science, reject globalization, reach out to the Islamic Rating: 5