Well, the old bugger finally popped his clogs. It's been mighty interesting to get the usual slew of "useful" information via the media re the death of the pope.
As revolutionary as he was, and as beloved to all as he was, I feel that he fell short in several important areas; his stance on things like AIDS, contraception, same sex marriages and women in the clergy were old fashioned at best. Some have even said that he was stuck somewhere between the 13th and the 15th centuries. I agree.
I wonder if the next guy will manage to drag the Catholic Church kicking and screaming into the 16th Century.
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On the other hand, the Pope has no leeway to change the Catholic doctrine on contaception. A doctrine that has existed for 2000 years and will probably last another 2000.
The ridgid doctrine is one of the strengths of the church. Like all strengths it is also a weakness.
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