Washington Post Writer Says, Pope John Paul II "Betrayed His Promise"

Today's Washington Post carries a news "analysis" written by Hanna Rosin. Her read on the Pope's legacy includes statements such as this:

For those who expected more from the modernization--American priests ordained in the 1960s, say, Catholic women who wanted to be priests or Latin American leaders who wanted a partner in revolution--the pope not only betrayed his promise but locked the church in place for years to come.

Jonathan Last has written a critique of the Post's post at The Daily Standard that is worth a read.

It's amazing to me how many in the mainstream media have been so disappointed in this Pope. Could it be possible that some of them are secretly upset that he helped to bring down the Soviet Communist empire in Eastern Europe?

The way I look at it, if Pope John Paul II can't get good press reviews then who can? Hunter Thompson? Apparently so. Hmmm....