Title: Good But Could Have Been Better
Review: Don't get me wrong: Noonan has written another good book, just not as good as her book on Reagan. It's still worth reading because she shares the genuine love and affection many of us feel for John Paul the Great. But she drops the ball in chapter eleven where she tries to deal with the alleged lapses of the pontificate of JPG. She asserts that the liturgy got dumbed down during the watch of JPG--that's clearly wrong: the liturgy was already reeling well before 1978 when JPG became Pope. As to the sex abuse scandals, we get more heat than logic. Fortunately, our current Pope is already applying logical solutions such as the recent document barring homosexuals from ordination. The book is good, but it has its limits. Overlook the limits and enjoy her reminiscences about our common spiritual father. May he rest in peace!
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