While I do not agree with all his points (and I'm sure the Internet Monk would not expect me to), there is a great deal of good in this essay/view of Catholicism. I particularly like the way he "got" Saints and really had a bead on John Paul the Great.

Thanks for this, Steven, it was a very good read.
I liked it too ... and the fact that he was open minded enough to take such a good look.