The Pope - Media Player or Servant of the Church?

Today, the Pope announced that he'll meet with more abuse victims. This comes on the same day that a letter signed by him is revealed to have stalled the defrocking of another child molester - Stephen Kiesle. In this letter, Ratzinger wrote that "the good of the universal church" needs to be considered before defrocking Kiesle. Seven years before this letter was written, Kiesle was arrested and pleaded no contest for tying up and molesting two boys. He wasn't defrocked for another two years after Ratzinger wrote this letter. Ratzinger's interpretation of "the good of the universal church" only seems to apply to the image of the church as an establishment...not its actual members.

In meeting with Abuse victims, is the Pope trying to save his image? Or is he really trying to nurture and care for his church? I want the latter to be true. I do. He's a very powerful person who can do a lot of good with the resources he has. However, he had decades to meet and pray with abuse victims, but never did so until the media started pointing out this exact problem - that he allowed a culture of half-tolerance for child abuse in the church, and worse, ignored its victims.