Quote Originally Posted by Pindar
I see. So the Pope is ignored and over-the-hill and Catholicism itself is a failing religion because of the evils done by some Priests in the U.S.? Hmmm.
To a certain extent, his edicts are ignored. The evils done by the priests and the extent that the church went to cover up those evils has certaintly hurt the religion to the point that one could reasonably say that it has fallen in stature and influence.