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The legacy and reputation of Pope John Paul II are under heavy attack all of a sudden. And in a rare move, the Vatican is hitting back hard against the charges.

Normally, Rome doesn't respond to various reports because, frankly, someone is always accusing the Church of this or that — many of them false or half-truths or deliberately out-of-context stories. But in this case, in an unprecedented move, Rome is firing back.

This story and response is so explosive that Church Militant is also going to do something we haven't done in a Vortex before: bring in our Rome correspondent, Jules Gomes, and get the latest on all this.

Each day on our newly created Rome Dispatch show, Jules and Brad Eli bring you up to date on the latest happenings in Rome because, frankly, without daily updates, which Rome Dispatch is, it's nearly impossible for average Catholics to get their brains around all this.

Jules will be keeping us updated on all this and more each day with Brad on Rome Dispatch.