Father Malachi Martin, the famous ex-Jesuit and Hebrew Scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls once said that John Paul II was surrounded by men who despised him. Now that he is dead, many are rushing to coopt and protect his legacy. It's only fitting since the late Pope had been a real sign of contradiction, so much so that he frequently contradicted himself in public pronouncments.
One thing hasn't changed, if what Father Malachi said is true (and there's plenty of evidence around to suggest it is): it's not just the media that hates Benedict XVI and the Papacy, but it's the Vatican itself, like a familiar disease whose immune defense system attacks the body it is supposed to defend.
Damian Thompson's analysis is correct here, as usual.
Did the Vatican let Benedict XVI take the rap for the child abuse scandal in order to protect the memory of John Paul II?
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