Pope John Paul II v. The Anti-Christ?

Shiela Samples wonder why CNN and others ignored the Popes criticism of Bush and the Iraq War:

Scribes heralded the rapid ascension of John Paul to a saintly throne, while the gang of international Pharisees, led by George Bush, sat shoulder-to-shoulder in ring-side seats beside those whom they planned to kill as soon as the show was over...

Because of the Pope's open criticism of Bush, wherein he pointed out on more than one occasion the obvious fact that Bush's behavior and attitude were anything but Christian, it would seem that Bush could not get away with co-opting John Paul's considerable legacy. Yeah. It would seem...