US papers ponder pope's legacy
AFP, April, 2005
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Major US newspapers pondered contradictions in the legacy of Pope John Paul II, setting his achievements and popularity alongside dwindling attendance at Mass and deviation from Church doctrine among followers.
Editorials in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and The New York Times paid tribute to the pontiff for renouncing anti-Semitism, championing human rights, reaching out to other religions and his tireless pastoral travels.
While conservative on matters of Catholic doctrine, John Paul II "might equally well have been called liberal -- even radical -- in such areas as workers' rights, capital punishment, disarmament and human freedom, and in the message of hope that he carried literally across the globe," The Washington Post said.
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"He was indisputably a visionary in seeking to lead the Church out into the greater world -- traveling, evangelizing and preaching the unity of humankind in places that no pope before him could ...
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