CONFIDENTIAL TO THE BOSTON PHOENIX: If you write an article about how the Catholic Church is totally out of touch with the desires and beliefs of the laity, try not to choose Padre Pio’s canonization as your main example. You know, the guy whose canonization ceremony drew huge, enthusiastic crowds; the guy who was often in the doghouse with the Vatican but was loved by the layfolk.

There were many other problems with the article, but that was the weirdest….