U.S. visit will give pope a defining moment
USA TODAY, April, 2008 by Cathy Lynn Grossman
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When Shepherd One lands outside Washington, D.C., on April 15, the jet carrying Pope Benedict XVI to a six-day visit in the USA will deliver a complex and surprising man.
His image is cast in a stern adherence to orthodoxy. He has been true to that, but his first three years as leader of the Roman Catholic Church also suggest he is not exactly the harsh disciplinarian some fans had hoped for -- or many critics had feared.
One thing hasn't been a surprise: Benedict, shy and scholarly, has not shown the public relations acumen of his predecessor, John Paul II, who radiated such charisma that not everyone saw his steely inflexibility on theology and traditions.
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John Paul, pope for 26 years, outlived the Nazis who overran his native Poland, survived an assassination attempt, and stood up to Soviet communism and Cuba's Fidel Castro. An actor in his ...
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