Is the Pope Still Relevant?

Hi all. I'm working on a University project regarding how relevant the Pope is in modern society. I know it's not strictly news, but I was wondering if anyone would be interested in taking a moment to post their opinion on one of our blog entries? We're looking mostly for opinions from the United States but all opinions are welcome :)

http://the-pope.weebly.com/blog-and-discussion.html

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Let's not dwell on the evil but lets dwell on the heros of the past that these criminals were clearly not inspired by:

http://thrinakia.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/two-heroes-from-running-was-a-form-of-communion-with-nature-to-run-like-hell/