a staunchly conservative Pope that led to massive losses in respect, attendance, and relevance

Pretty sure this is because of JP2 playing whack-a-mole with pedophiles up and down his entire chain of command - shuffling them around and fucking lying about it for decades - then handing the grenade to Benedict. Remember: The Boston Globe blew it open in 2002, JP2 died in 2005.

Can’t believe he was fast track canonized. Ridiculous.