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Pope John Paul only managed a 33-day papacy in 1978, and only participated in Second Vatican Council sessions as a Bishop - he was not Pope during the three year Vatican II. Pope at the time was John XXIII, and the Vatican II was closed in 1965 under Paul VI. Whatever else the Vatican II set out to do, it also stands accused of inaction over child abuse (D Vincent Twomey, SVD professor of moral theology, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, and author of The End of Irish Catholicism?).
Successor to John Paul (who renewed birth control bans in spite of a Chruch commission's recommendation for change), John Paul II, was a reactionary who wanted to turn back the clock on modern reality. His highly conservative theology prohibited female ordination, birth control and abortion, and he branded overpopulation a myth. In 2003 he told countries stricken by AIDS not to use condoms because they are riddled with tiny holes through which HIV can pass. The Vatican made these claims across four continents. Despite The World Health Organisation reassurance than condoms are impermeable to HIV, the Vatican continued its claims.
But I agree you are an infinitely more eductated, smarter and articulate(d) woman than I am, if it makes you happy.
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