A few weeks ago Terri Schiavo was the rage.
Then the Pope died and Terri was forgotten. Broacasting, in particular, offered
"all Pope John Paul II all the time." And newspapers devoted pages and pages to the Pope's story.
But more fascinating than the trendiness of news mediums is their selectivity.
This Pope was a major political and reglious figure. He influenced not just the church but the world. And he was not shy about criticizing those aspects of life in the 20th and 21st centuries that displeased him.
So how come, in all the coverage of the Pope's life and influence and death, I have seen only one or two references.to his trenchant criticism of modern capitalism. (I remember, in particular, a statement in which he put some responsibility for the rise of communism on capitalism.)
I have read several references to John Paul II's opposition to the death penalty. And his oppostion to the US war on Iraq. But only one or two to his critique of capitalism.
You would think the liberally biased media would focus on that, wouldn't you?