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Title: So What?
Review: Wills's "Papal Sin" is a titillating recital of the misdoings of dozens of men who have ascended to the Throne of Peter. The author is an accomplished wordsmith, and he has succeeded in writing a readable and entertaining volume. One wonders, though: "What's the point?" Is it really a man-bites-dog story that the human being is capable of deceipt? Or is it a great revelation that some who have been given power tend to misuse it. Lord Acton said as much, and much more succinctly. I conclude that Wills wrote this book just for the sake of creating a sensation. He failed. His findings should surprise no one. Nor do they have any bearing on the matter of infallibility. The Church has claimed infallibility of the Pope; she has never claimed impeccability.
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